The full & unabridged play in comic book form It's the 15th century & the Archbishop of Canterbury worried over impending legislation that would effectively rob the Church in England of its power & wealth convinces Henry V to forego this pursuit in favour of laying claim to France Armed with a legal technicality Henry means to take the throne of France by whatever means necessary The Dauphin's insulting response (sending an ambassador with a gift of tennis balls) convinces Henry that the French will only respond to war He gathers his army to invade France but he must also make certain that he leaves enough troops in England to quell any potential rebellions This leaves him with a relatively small invasion force Henry must deal with one plot before even crossing the Channel Lords Cambridge Scroop & Grey are discovered to be conspiring to assassinate Henry (instigated by the French) Henry makes a very public example of all three arresting them in person & seeing to their execution The army then lays siege to Harfleur capturing it after heavy losses Henry wants to take his army out of France before the onset of Winter but the French are certain they can teach the young king a humiliating lesson on the field of battle This stiffens Henry's resolve & he decides that if the French want a decisive battle they'll get it! While in camp Henry disguises himself as a common soldier & mingles with his troops before the battle He talks candidly with his men & they with him The men may be a little wary of their king but their willingness to fight the French army is undaunted Next day at Agincourt Henry makes the stirring St Crispin's Day speech knowing his army is outnumbered five to one But aided by the longbows of his archers Henry wins the day The French sue for peace which Henry grants on his own terms These terms are spelled out in the Treaty of Troyes
- Henry will marry Princess Katharine of France & will be named as heir to the French throne England & France will thus be united in peace
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play One of Shakespeare&s most compelling histories complete with the great Battle Of Agincourt Laurence Olivier won a special Academy Award for directing producing & starring in the film His classic production of Shakespeare&s 1599 play is filled with pomp & pageantry terrific acting & robust battle scenes ...

Edited introduced & annotated by Cedric Watts Research Professor of English Literature University of Sussex The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series with Henry V as its inaugral volume presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works The textual editing endeavours to take account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal Henry V is the most famous & influential of Shakespeare's history plays Its powerful patriotic rhetoric has resounded down the ages gaining eloquent expression in Laurence Olivier's renowned film Henry himself astute & charismatic who led his band of brothers' to victory in the Battle of Agincourt could indeed seem to be this star of England' In recent decades the play has attracted increasing critical attention & is now highly controversial Kenneth Branagh's film-production reflected the changing valuation Does this play have a sceptical sub-text which subverts its patriotism? Is Henry's achievement beset by irony? Has current scepticism distorted a predominantly & proudly nationalistic drama? Henry V demonstrates Shakespeare's acclaimed ability to bring new complexity to the material that he adapted so that different eras may find within his work the familiar & the strange the congenial & the harsh the sustaining & the challenging ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Kenneth Branagh writes directs & stars as the eponymous king in this adaptation of Shakespeare&s play The young King Henry V of England (Branagh) his days of carousing behind him is advised of his legal claim to the French throne by leaders of the English Church He decides to invade the country with his small & somewhat ragtag army taking on the massed might of King Charles VI (Paul Scofield)&s French forces who outnumber their English counterparts five to one The cast also

Includes:: Derek Jacobi Brian Blessed Judi Dench Ian Holm & Emma Thompson

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play One of Shakespeare&s most compelling histories complete with the great Battle Of Agincourt ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Keith Michell plays the controversial most feared & much-married king of England whose life is seen here in a series of flashbacks as he reflects on his deathbed ...

Tracy Borman author of the bestselling biography Thomas Cromwell takes us behind the scenes of Henry VIII's court & sheds new light on the most notorious Tudor monarch through the fresh perspective of his male relationships 512 pages 2 x 8 page colour insets Borman Tracy ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Ray Winstone brings history&s most beguiling monarch to life in this story of Henry VIII revealing the destruction of Henry often left in his wake during his extraordinary 38 year reign From the moment Henry Tudor casts aside his faithful wife Katherine of Aragon for the bewitching & determined Anne Boleyn (Helena Bonham Carter) he sets himself on course for a series of disastrous marriages Violent conflict both within the population & the church left England reeling while its complex & charismatic King turned from handsome playboy to a bitter invalid desperate for a son & heir to the throne The winner of the top prize in the TV Movie Mini-Series category at this year&s annual 56th Emmy Awards Actors Ray Winstone Joss Ackland David Suchet Sid Mitchell Charles Dance Mark Strong Assumpta Serna Helena Bonham Carter Sean Bean Scott Handy & Benjamin Whitrow Director Pete Travis Certificate 12 years & over Year 2003 Screen 169 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Duration 3 hours & 12 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Working the night shift as a toll collector on a lonely stretch of highway in Buffalo New York Henry (Keanu Reeves) is a man seemingly without ambition dreams or purpose; sleepwalking his way through life He gets his wake-up call early one morning when he becomes an unwitting participant in an ill-conceived bank heist Rather than give up the names of the real culprits Henry takes the fall & goes to jail There he meets the irrepressible Max (James Caan) a con man who&s grown fat too comfortable with the familiarity & security of his &idyllic& life behind bars but who also helps plant an idea in Henry&s mind which will change his life forever for a man to have a purpose he must first have a dream Their plan is simple--by infiltrating the theatre & its current production of Chekhov&s The Cherry Orchard the unlikely duo will buy just enough time to dig their way to the adjacent bank vault & drive off with their loot Unfortunately that plan also

Includes:: Henry taking the lead role in the play where he finds himself slowly falling for the production&s mercurial leading lady Julie (Vera Farmiga) By turns wry off-beat & simply hilarious Henry&s Crime is the heart-warming story of a man who finds his purpose in life & then finds his destiny

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This item is a rental copy however it is Brand New Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing Actors Keanu Reeves Judy Greer Vera Farmiga James Caan Peter Stormare Fisher Stevens Bill Duke Currie Graham David Costabile Danny Hoch Julie Ordon Heather Mac Rae & Sarah Glendening Director Nicole Kassell Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Languages English Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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