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The Lion in Winter (1968)
Directed by Anthony Harvey
“What family doesn't have its ups and downs?”
Drama, History · 2h 14m
Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, believes their son Prince Richard should be king. As family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option.
Cast
Peter O'Toole
Henry II
Katharine Hepburn
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Anthony Hopkins
Richard
John Castle
Geoffrey
Nigel Terry
John
Timothy Dalton
Philip II
Jane Merrow
Alais
Nigel Stock
William Marshall
O.Z. Whitehead
Bishop of Durham
K
Kenneth Ives
Queen Eleanor's Guard
Kenneth Griffith
Strolling Player
Henry Woolf
Strolling Player
Crew
- Director
- Anthony Harvey
- Screenplay
- James Goldman
- Director of Photography
- Douglas Slocombe
- Original Music Composer
- John Barry
- Editor
- John Bloom
- Producer
- Martin Poll
Details
- Release date
- 1968-08-20
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Haworth Productions
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $22,300,000