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The King is a film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s history plays known as the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV Parts I and II, and Henry V. Directed by David Michôd, the film stars Ben Mendelsohn as King Henry IV, Timothée Chalamet as King Henry V, and Joel Edgerton as Falstaff. Michôd and Edgerton cowrote the screenplay.
Tags: Fiction | The King | William Shakespeare | movie trailer | trailer | film adaptation | 2019 | Henriad | Henry IV | Henry V | Richard II