I have long loved this Kenneth Branagh version of Henry V, especially with the excellent score, settings and cast. Particularly good was Brian Blessed as Duke Thomas Beaufort of Exeter (Uncle of HenryV), seen as the bear in armor in this clip. My favorite scene with him is when he brings Henry’s ultimatum to the French Royal Council with words of iron and blood! The wooing scene of Henry and the French Princess Katherine is as comedic as anything written.
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In that play, Shakespeare invented the war movie. Henry inspiring his “band of brothers” to battle against overwhelming odds, combined with scheming politicians, officers from different parts of the country, grunting doughboys, and scurrilous commoners, all brought into wider focus by the narration. There’s a love interest too.