The King

Name: The King
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Robert Pattinson, Lily-Rose Depp, Sean Harris

Theatrical - Limited 2019-10-11

Cast Timothee Chalamet Joel Edgerton Robert Pattinson Lily-Rose Depp Sean Harris Ben Mendelsohn
Directed by David Michôd
Written by David Michôd Joel Edgerton

Genres: Drama

JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

Inspired by elements of Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Henry V, a young, disgraced prince, Hal inherits the crown and must learn what it means to be a king, guided by his one true friend, Falstaff.

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