Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight

A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF

Directed by Orson Welles

Produced by Internacional Films Espagnol, Alpine Productions

1965115 min7.2 / 10

A richly textured Shakespearean adaptation exploring the collision between youthful excess and kingly duty, anchored by the warm but doomed friendship between a prince and his disreputable mentor.

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.

Questions people ask

  • Is Chimes at Midnight sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Chimes at Midnight easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does Chimes at Midnight end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Chimes at Midnight violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Chimes at Midnight scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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