Claim: Henry V is a film.

Henry V is a 2012 British television film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare . It is the fourth film in the series of television films called The Hollow Crown produced by Sam Mendes for BBC Two covering the whole of Shakespeare 's Henriad . It was directed by Thea Sharrock and stars Tom Hiddleston as Henry V of England .   Henry V is the fourth play in Shakespeare 's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II , Henry IV , and Henry V.