So with a little research I learned the director/actor I was looking for is Kenneth Branagh (husband of actress Emma Thompson, by the way). And the Shakespearian movie I liked so much actually was Henry V.

Well, preparing that little paragraph was all I had time for before I once again had to start checking and then movin' them Hondas out of the Drive Thru (which is what I do first thing every morning) at a record pace....