The Lion in Winter poster

The Lion in Winter( 1968)

TV-MADramaHistory
74%
User
Score

What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?

Overview

Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Peter O'Toole

      Henry II

    2. cast image

      Katharine Hepburn

      Eleanor of Aquitaine

    3. cast image

      Anthony Hopkins

      Richard

    4. cast image

      John Castle

      Geoffrey

    5. cast image

      Nigel Terry

      John

    6. cast image

      Timothy Dalton

      Philip II

    7. cast image

      Jane Merrow

      Alais

    8. cast image

      Nigel Stock

      William Marshall

    9. cast image

      O.Z. Whitehead

      Bishop of Durham

    10. cast image

      Kenneth Ives

      Queen Eleanor's Guard

    11. cast image

      Kenneth Griffith

      Strolling Player

    12. cast image

      Henry Woolf

      Strolling Player

    13. cast image

      Karol Hagar

      Strolling Player

    14. cast image

      David Griffith

      Strolling Player

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    9
    Written by John Chard on Sun Jan 12 2020
    I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. The Lion in Winter is directed by Anthony Harvey and adapted to screenplay from his own play by James Goldman. It stars Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow, John Castle, Anthony Hopkins, Timothy Dalton, Nigel Stock and Nigel Terry. Music is by John Barry and cinematography by Douglas Slocombe. 1183 A.D.: King Henry II's (Toole) three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. His sons and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Hepburn), variously plot to for...

    Media

    Videos 5Backdrops 24Posters 43

    Recommendations

    1. Lord Jim

      Lord Jim68%

    2. San Francisco

      San Francisco66%

    3. The Stunt Man

      The Stunt Man66%

    4. Goodbye, Mr. Chips

      Goodbye, Mr. Chips67%

    5. History Is Made at Night

      History Is Made at Night66%

    6. The Deliberate Stranger

      The Deliberate Stranger65%

    7. Hamlet56%

    8. It!

      It!62%

    9. Fly My Kite

      Fly My Kite70%

    10. The Mark of Zorro

      The Mark of Zorro71%

    11. The Bride Wore Black

      The Bride Wore Black71%

    12. The Philadelphia Story

      The Philadelphia Story76%

    13. Secret Sunshine

      Secret Sunshine72%

    14. Strictly Ballroom

      Strictly Ballroom66%

    15. Stromberg – The Movie

      Stromberg – The Movie68%

    16. The Servant

      The Servant76%

    17. Foreign Correspondent

      Foreign Correspondent70%

    18. Five Easy Pieces

      Five Easy Pieces71%

    19. The Proposition

      The Proposition70%

    20. Dersu Uzala

      Dersu Uzala80%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • infidelity
    • france
    • england
    • queen
    • castle
    • based on play or musical
    • richard the lionheart
    • gay interest
    • unfaithfulness
    • mistress
    • king
    • spear
    • homoeroticism
    • christmas
    • 12th century
    • eleanor of aquitaine
    • gay theme