Henry V (1989) Kenneth Branagh - January 27, 2015

[Akijama]

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“Magnificent, passionate and steeped in powerful emotion.” -- The Washington Post

“Stunning” -- Leonard Maltin

Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends…

From Kenneth Branagh — in his masterful directorial debut — comes the Academy Award®-winning* adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henry V.

Once an undisciplined prince, Henry has matured into the powerful King of England and has set off on a campaign to conquer France. But with the fate of the war uncertain, Henry must come to terms with what it means to be king and rally his men victory…or to death.

*1989: Best Costume Design (winner), Best Actor in a Leading Role (nominee) Kenneth Branagh, Best Director (nominee) Kenneth Branagh

[BarnDoor]

Wonderful news. 600th anniversary of the battle of Agincourt next year, so this had to be coming. I always thought it would be TT though.

Hopefully someone puts out the great Waterloo next year to commemorate the 200th anniversary of said battle.

[filmmusic]

wow!! Shout Factory seems to be very dynamic lately in the Bluray field!!
Another movie I'd like to purchase!!

edit: OMG! Don't tell me that there are no English subtitles! I see it in Golden Pond too!

[jscoggins]

Wow, the DVD has been OOP for quite a while. Teachers like to use this for both English and History classes.

[bookcase]

LOVE this movie!! I can't wait.

[Wernski]

Cool. I hope they include the documentary from the laserdisc... it was sorely missed on the DVD. Plus new extras, of course. 8)

[thegrunter]

From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.

In other words: YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

[CMNPlanet]

Just sold the OOP DVD last week, so good news!

[happydood]

Yeah, I'm all in for this. It's how you did Shakespeare at the end of the 20th century. Plus Branagh in top form completely justified all the hype.

[sxerunner]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

Wow, the DVD has been OOP for quite a while. Teachers like to use this for both English and History classes.

Can confirm. It comes out just before the lesson starts too, I don't have to check out my school's VHS of this (yay).

[EricJ]

Still one of the best moments in a post-Zeferelli Shakespeare movie:

Henry V - Enter The King - YouTube

[anthonyls]

Let's hope Shout does not screw up the transfer and gives us some good special features...

If I remember correctly, the MGM DVD was sorely lacking in both PQ and features.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by anthonyls

Let's hope Shout does not screw up the transfer and gives us some good special features...

If I remember correctly, the MGM DVD was sorely lacking in both PQ and features.

[Rizor]

****ing finally.

Hopefully Shout Factory will spring for some new extras as well.

[BuckNaked2k]

Ah, great news. Also looking forward to Hollow Crown series later this month.

[captveg]

YES! Really looking forward to this one. Such a fantastic movie.

[Pecker]

Out in Germany next month.

Steve W

[Holmes]

Great news. I hope the Olivier version comes to region-A Blu-ray soon, too.

[lolwut]

I first heard the epic score for this in the Australia trailer and bought the soundtrack as a result. Never seen the film though.

[JimDiGriz]

Never seen this one. Its not too Shakespeare is it?