“Chimes at Midnight“ (1965) Coronation

For the Orson Welles centenary, an excerpt from his 1965 Shakespearean mash-up, “Chimes at Midnight“ (. “Falstaff“). In one of his most colorful performances, Welles embodies the boisterous figure of Sir John Falstaff, who bore witness to the rise and fall of kings. In this scene, Falstaff encounters his longtime friend Prince Hal (Keith Baxter) at his coronation. The newly-crowned King Henry V, however, rejects his past life and associates.