---
title: 'Chimes at Midnight (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Orson Welles'
released: '1965-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/chimes-at-midnight-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059012/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Chimes at Midnight (1965)

1965 · 119 min · Drama, Comedy, War · France, Switzerland, Spain


## Synopsis

Chimes at Midnight is a 1965 period comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. Its plot centers on William Shakespeare's recurring character Sir John Falstaff and his fatherly relationship with Prince Hal, who must choose loyalty to Falstaff or to his actual father, King Henry IV. The English-language film was an international co-production of Spain, France, and Switzerland.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles)
- **Screenplay:** [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles), [William Shakespeare](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-shakespeare)
- **Producer:** [Harry Saltzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-saltzman), [Alessandro Tasca](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-tasca), [Emiliano Piedra](https://cinepixo.com/people/emiliano-piedra)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edmond Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-richard)
- **Editor:** [Fritz Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-muller), [Peter Parasheles](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-parasheles)

## Cast

- [Patrick Bedford](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-bedford) as Corporal Nym
- [Goyo Lebrero](https://cinepixo.com/people/goyo-lebrero)
- [Julio Peña](https://cinepixo.com/people/julio-pena)
- [Fernando Hilbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-hilbeck)
- [Walter Chiari](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-chiari) as Justice Silence
- [Luis Ciges](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-ciges)
- [Michael Aldridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-aldridge) as Ancient Pistol
- [Fernando Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-rey) as Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester
- [Keith Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-baxter) as Henry V of England
- [Jeanne Moreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-moreau) as Doll Tearsheet
- [Jeremy Rowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-rowe) as John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
- [Andrew Faulds](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-faulds) as Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson) as The Narrator
- [Norman Rodway](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-rodway) as Henry Percy
- [Andrés Mejuto](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-mejuto)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/chimes-at-midnight-1965
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2529482); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.