{"id":93716,"date":"2023-12-04T23:47:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T06:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93716"},"modified":"2023-12-04T23:52:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T06:52:19","slug":"chimes-at-midnight-falstaff-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93716","title":{"rendered":"Chimes at Midnight \/ Falstaff (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I know thee not, old man.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-93717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Poster.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs King Henry V (John Gielgud) approaches death, his son Hal (Keith Baxter) is called back home and must negotiate a new relationship with his long-time carousing companion, Sir John Falstaff (Orson Welles).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Father and Child<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Jeanne Moreau Films<\/li>\n<li>John Gielgud Films<\/li>\n<li>Margaret Rutherford Films<\/li>\n<li>Orson Welles Films<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Shakespeare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, &#8220;Orson Welles&#8217;s final masterpiece&#8221; &#8212; which &#8220;received almost no U.S. distribution after it got a devastating review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1967\/03\/20\/archives\/screen-orson-welles-is-falstaff-in-uneven-filmcannes-movie-arrives.html\">in the <em>New York Times<\/em> by Bosley Crowther<\/a>&#8221; &#8212; is based on a story by Welles &#8220;which he mounted as a play in Belfast in 1960,&#8221; &#8220;taken from Shakespeare&#8217;s <em>Henry IV Parts I &#038; II<\/em>, with bits from <em>Henry V<\/em>, <em>The Merry Wives of Windsor<\/em>, and <em>Richard II<\/em>&#8221; alongside &#8220;narration&#8230; taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raphael_Holinshed\">Raphael Holinshed<\/a>&#8216;s <em>Chronicles<\/em>.&#8221; He notes it is &#8220;told with warmth, wit, and surprising poignancy,&#8221; portraying a story that &#8220;is simple and on a human level, since Welles makes Falstaff&#8230; the hero.&#8221; With that said, he&#8217;s a most unusual hero, given that he&#8217;s &#8220;a fat, cowardly, bawdy, lying figure&#8221; &#8212; however, &#8220;he gives Hal genuine love while the rigid, humorless Henry pays little attention to him.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Baxter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Baxter-1024x597.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Baxter-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Baxter-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Baxter-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Baxter-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Baxter-463x270.png 463w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Baxter.png 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary points out that &#8220;Welles often played characters whose ascent to power was characterized, like Hal&#8217;s, by their quick exchange of idealism for ruthlessness&#8221; &#8212; but &#8220;while characters like <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42173\">Kane<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42200\">Harry Lime<\/a> did their friends wrong, few ever actually betrayed friendships.&#8221; To that end, he notes that &#8220;Falstaff is surely the character who, with warts, weight, and all, was closest to the real Welles.&#8221; While Falstaff &#8220;isn&#8217;t the type of guy you&#8217;d bring to a society function,&#8221; he&#8217;d &#8220;make a great Santa Claus.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Welles9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Welles9-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Welles9-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Welles9-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Welles9-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Welles9-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Welles9-455x270.png 455w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Welles9.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, he may fib &#8220;constantly, but is honest; he fits in with the town dunce and senile old men, yet he has a unique knowledge of what&#8217;s important in life (love, loyalty, friendship, a good chat, a good roll in bed with a wench, a good bowel movement)&#8221; &#8212; ultimately representing &#8220;goodness in a cruel world.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Battlefield.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Battlefield-1024x609.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Battlefield-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Battlefield-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Battlefield-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Battlefield-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Battlefield-454x270.png 454w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Father-Son-Battlefield.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary points out that while the &#8220;film&#8217;s low budget caused Welles problems,&#8221; he encourages viewers to &#8220;wait out the early scenes in which the dialogue is often out of synch&#8221; and enjoy the &#8220;superb&#8221; acting (&#8220;Welles was never better&#8221;) and &#8220;often stunning&#8221; visuals. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-He-Lives-No-More.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-He-Lives-No-More-1024x595.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"372\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-He-Lives-No-More-1024x595.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-He-Lives-No-More-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-He-Lives-No-More-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-He-Lives-No-More-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-He-Lives-No-More-465x270.png 465w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-He-Lives-No-More.png 1217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that &#8220;Welles&#8217;s choreography of the battle sequence is spectacular &#8212; only in Eisenstein&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79575\"><em>Alexander Nevsky<\/em><\/a> does a battle have such impact.&#8221; (Indeed, the scene is so kinetically filmed and edited that it&#8217;s hard to do it justice with a still.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Battle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Battle-1024x605.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Battle-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Battle-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Battle-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Battle-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Battle-457x270.png 457w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Battle.png 1213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The production history of this movie is, naturally, a thing unto itself (what else would you expect with Welles?); you can <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chimes_at_Midnight\">read more at Wikipedia<\/a> or watch some of the DVD extras (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/films\/28756-chimes-at-midnight\">Criterion has put out a newly remastered version<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p>Watch for Jeanne Moreau as the prostitute Doll Tearsheet (you can see Moreau&#8217;s real-life friendship with\/affection for Welles shining through her characterization): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Moreau2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Moreau2-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Moreau2-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Moreau2-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Moreau2-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Moreau2-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Moreau2-463x270.png 463w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Moreau2.png 1225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford-Sitting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford-Sitting-1024x603.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"377\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford-Sitting-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford-Sitting-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford-Sitting-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford-Sitting-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford-Sitting-459x270.png 459w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford-Sitting.png 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orson Welles as Jack Falstaff<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Crying.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Crying-1024x596.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Crying-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Crying-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Crying-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Crying-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Crying-464x270.png 464w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Crying.png 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Keith Baxter as Hal<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Hal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Hal-1024x612.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Hal-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Hal-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Hal-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Hal-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Hal-452x270.png 452w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Hal.png 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Gielgud as Henry IV<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Gielgud-Riding.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Gielgud-Riding-1024x605.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Gielgud-Riding-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Gielgud-Riding-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Gielgud-Riding-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Gielgud-Riding-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Gielgud-Riding-457x270.png 457w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Gielgud-Riding.png 1217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford3-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford3-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford3-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford3-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford3-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford3-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Rutherford3.png 1209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Highly atmospheric cinematography and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Running-Forest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Running-Forest-1024x596.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Running-Forest-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Running-Forest-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Running-Forest-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Running-Forest-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Running-Forest-464x270.png 464w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Running-Forest.png 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Mule.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Mule-1024x606.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Mule-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Mule-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Mule-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Mule-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Mule-456x270.png 456w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chimes-at-Midnight-Mule.png 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a powerful Shakespearian adaptation and for Welles&#8217;s performance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059012\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1967\/03\/20\/archives\/screen-orson-welles-is-falstaff-in-uneven-filmcannes-movie-arrives.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/71218\/chimes-at-midnight-criterion-collection\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/70831\/chimes-at-midnight#articles-reviews\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I know thee not, old man.&#8221; Synopsis: As King Henry V (John Gielgud) approaches death, his son Hal (Keith Baxter) is called back home and must negotiate a new relationship with his long-time carousing companion, Sir John Falstaff (Orson Welles). 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