Henry IV Part 1

About Henry IV Part 1

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff.

David Giles's Henry IV Part 1 is a 1979 history tv movie film. Jon Finch stars as King Henry IV, David Gwillim as Henry, Prince of Wales, Rob Edwards as Prince John, and David Buck as Earl of Westmoreland.

It runs 148 minutes and was released in December 1979.

Shelv files it under british history, king of england, and falstaff. It streams on Britbox Apple TV channel in the United States.

The King, Henry VI Part 1, and Richard II make useful companions to Henry IV Part 1.