Too Much Too Soon
- Synopsis
- Biopic on the life of Diana Barrymore, daughter of John Barrymore. While drunk on a yacht Barrymore (Flynn) delivers lines from Henry V (from II ii and Act III prologue) and the entire ‘once more unto the breach’ speech (III i). At the conclusion of the latter he falls overboard.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1958
- Duration
- 121 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy or distributor found (2007).
Credits
- Director
- Art Napoleon
- Producer
- Henry Blanke
- Cinematographer
- Nicholas Musuraca
- Screenplay
- Art Napoleon; Jo Napoleon
- Music
- Ernest Gold
- Costume
- Orry-Kelly
- Art Direction
- Carl E. Guthrie; John Beckman
- Cast
Errol Flynn John Barrymore (King Henry V) Dorothy Malone Diana Barrymore
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Henry V
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Barrymore, Diana
Notes
- General
- Adapted from the book by Gerold Frank and Diana Barrymore.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Too Much Too Soon". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67801 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)