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Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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In an interview with HorrorGarage, Second Unit Director Jesús Franco offered an unflattering summary of this movie. He said, "The production of 'Chimes at Midnight' was a total mess, not because the film was too expensive, but because Orson Welles lied with the budget, and the film was ten times more expensive. You can imagine...what a disaster."
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Orson Welles' favorite of his movies.
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This movie was included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list.
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This movie is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #830.
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Orson Welles' last non-documentary film completed in his lifetime.
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Brian Blessed was chosen by Orson Welles to play Hotspur, but by the time filming commenced, Blessed had a regular role in Z Cars (1962) that he didn't want to give up.
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According to Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles delayed filming for two weeks due to stage fright.
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Rare screening of the 35mm print of this movie played in November 2013 at the Anthology Film Archives theater in New York City, along with Macbeth (1948) and other movies based on Shakespeare's plays.
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In August 2004, restoration work began on this movie by the same team that restored Othello (1951).
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Notorious exploitation filmmaker Jesús Franco worked as an Assistant Director on this movie. He is not listed in the credits because he and Orson Welles had a falling out when Franco took it upon himself to try and secure additional financing for this movie.
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This movie was based on the play "Five Kings". It was written by Orson Welles and condensed William Shakespeare's "Henry IV, V, VI" and "Richard III" into one show. He produced the show in New York City in 1939, but the opening night, during which Part 1 was performed, was a disaster, and Part 2 was never put on. He revamped the show and revisited it in 1960. Again, it was not successful. However, this later production was used as the basis for this movie.
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Despite portraying Falstaff as a grossly obese man, Orson Welles actually had to diet to slim down for the role.
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Chimes at Midnight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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