The King

The King

2019 film directed by David Michôd
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The King is a 2019 epic war film directed by David Michôd, based on several plays from William Shakespeare's Henriad. The screenplay was written by Michôd and Joel Edgerton, who both produced the film with Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Liz Watts. The King includes an ensemble cast led by Timothée Chalamet as the Prince of Wales and later King Henry V of England, alongside Edgerton, Sean Harris, Tom Glynn-Carney, Lily-Rose Depp, Thomasin McKenzie, Robert Pattinson, and Ben Mendelsohn.

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Netflix
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  • 2 September 2019 (2019-09-02) (Venice)
  • 11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) (United States)
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140 minutes
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  • United States
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English
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$23 million
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$10,000+

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  • Principal photography took place in England and Hungary from June to August 2018.
  • Ivan Kaye and Tom Glynn-Carney both worked together with Sam Mendes, director of Skyfall (2012), during consecutive runs of critically acclaimed stage play 'The Ferryman' in London's West End in 2017/2018 before joining the cast of The King (2019) in May/June 2018. Tom Glynn-Carney resumed his original role for the Broadway transfer of the play in summer 2018 after finishing filming of The King (2019).
  • Screenplay adapted from the plays Henry V, Henry IV Part I and Henry IV Part II by William Shakespeare.
  • Timothée Chalamet is French-American, but plays an English King. Robert Pattinson is English, but plays a French Prince.
  • After Animal Kingdom (2010), this is the second time for both Joel Edgerton and Ben Mendelsohn to co-star in a film by David Michôd. Also the second time for Robert Pattinson after starring in Michôd's The Rover (2014). Joel Edgerton also co-wrote The Rover.

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