Henry V is an illustrated record of Kenneth Branagh's adaptation for the screen of Shakespeare's Henry V. This film is a significant venture for British cinema: a large-scale, large-budget film of a Shakespeare play with an all-British cast (is also made entirely with British money). The cast includes Kenneth Branagh (as Henry), Robbie Coltrane (as Falstaff), John Sessions, Judi Dench, Paul Scofield, Richard Briers, Emma Thompson, Ian Holm, Geraldine Mewan, Alec McCowen et al. This book includes the full text of Branagh's adaptation of the play.