Claim: Henry V is based on a work by an author.
Evidence: Henry V is a 2012 British television film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare -LRB- -LSB- ˈʃeɪkspɪə -RSB- 26 April 1564 -LRB- baptised -RRB- -- 23 April 1616 -RRB- was an English : poet , : playwright , and actor , widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world 's pre-eminent dramatist.