Early appearances: Dame Judi Dench - Henry V (1960) - From the BBCTV series - An Age of Kings - Henry V - Episodes: 7 and 8 - "The Band of Brothers" - "Signs of War"

Henry V: Robert Hardy
Princess Katherine: Judi Dench

An Age of Kings is a fifteen-part serial adaptation of the eight sequential history plays of William Shakespeare (Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), produced and broadcast in Britain by the BBC in 1960. The United States broadcast of the series the following year was hosted by University of Southern California professor Frank Baxter, who provided an introduction for each episode specifically tailored for the American audience. At the time, the show was the most ambitious Shakespearean television adaptation ever made, and was a critical and commercial success in both the UK and the US.

Performed live, all episodes were telerecorded during their original broadcasts and, for their success and cultural significance, have survived intact.

Episode 7: "Signs of War"

Judi Dench was already a well-known Shakespearean performer when she was cast as Katherine of Valois.
First transmitted: 21 July 1960
Running time: 60 minutes
Content: Henry V Acts 1, 2 and 3 (up to the French yearning for what they feel will be an easy victory at Agincourt).

Episode 8: "The Band of Brothers"
First transmitted: 4 August 1960
Running time: 60 minutes
Content: Henry V from Act 4, Scene 0 onwards (beginning with the Chorus describing Henry's undercover surveillance of his camp).

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Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.

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