Hal King is a movie directed by Myron Davis in 2021 and based on the play Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare, first published in 1598. The movie features Sophia Stephens, Richard Phillis, Alvin J. Frazier II, Steve Wallace, Esjae, Kaylin Lee Clinton, and others.
What users say
“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
The Movie is also based on
Book by William Shakespeare
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Storyline
Hal King is a coming of age film musical, based on Shakespeare’s King Henry IV, loosely set in the US during the jazz era. Hal, the son of a community leader, lives the high life running with drug addicts and fast women. But after being drafted for the Korean War, he comes home as a changed man and falls in love with his father’s political rival.
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
6.40
Source: IMDb
Year
1598
Pages
338
Book Rate
7.58
S: Goodreads
Book
Henry IV, Part 2
Original title: The Second Part of Henry the Fourth
Author: William Shakespeare
Country: UK
First published in: 1598
Length: 338 pages
Genre: Play
Book series: Wars of the Roses
User polls & recommendations
“I love the book, but in order to transform it into a film, there are things you have to reinvent for it to work on screen.”
YORGOS LANTHIMOS (Filmmaker)
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