King John

(1899)

★ 4.9 IMDb · 25 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1899

Runtime: 2 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: William K.L. Dickson, Walter Pfeffer Dando, Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Cast: Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Dora Tulloch, Charles Sefton, J. Fisher White, S.A. Cookson, Franklyn McLeay, Lewis Waller, Julia Neilson, William Mollison, Gerald Lawrence

Plot

Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is attended by Prince Henry, the Earl of Pembroke, and Robert Bigot. Prince Henry tries repeatedly to comfort his delirious father, but to no avail - John's pain is too great.