Comparisons between Laurence Oliviers and Kenneth Branagh s film of Henry V
There are many differences between the two films. ... Laurence Olivier’s film was made in 1945, at a time when the Second World War had just finished and was made to promote war and Britain. ... Kenneth Branagh’s film was made in 1989, when people were against fighting due to wars such as those in The Middle East. There was also more film technology available at the time. Firstly, the beginning setting in the 1945 film is in an old theatre, and the film is like a normal Shakespeare play.