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Henry V   1944         N/R, 153 min. Genre: Drama Director: Laurence Olivier   Cast: Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks, Renee Asherson, Esmond Knight, Leo Genn, Felix Aylmer, Ernest Thesiger, Robert Helpmann, Ralph Truman, Griffith Jones, Morland Graham, Nicholas Hannen, Roy Emerton, Freda Jackson   No one can beat Sir Laurence Olivier when it comes to directing and acting in Shakespearean plays. In this film, he does both and scores a brilliant production hit. This version of "Henry V" centers on the 1415 battle of Agincourt where the English defeated the French. The film was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture and Actor. Olivier received an honorary Oscar for his achievement as actor, producer, and director for the film. Cast Laurence Olivier King Henry V Robert Newton Ancient Pistol Leslie Banks Chorus Renee Asherson Princess Katherine Esmond Knight Fluellen Leo Genn Constable of France Felix Aylmer Archbishop of Canterbury Ernest Thesiger Duke of Berri Robert Helpmann Bishop of Ely Ralph Truman Mountjoy Griffith Jones Earl of Salisbury Morland Graham Sir Thomas Erpingham Nicholas Hannen Duke of Exeter Roy Emerton Lt. Bardolph Freda Jackson Mistress Quickly