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The Lion in Winter
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.
1968 · Directed by Anthony Harvey · 134 min · Drama · History · 18 frames
Tagline
What family doesn't have its ups and downs?
Crew
- Screenplay: James Goldman
- Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe
- Edited by: John Bloom
- Music: John Barry
- Produced by: Martin Poll
Cast
- Peter O'Toole as Henry II
- Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine
- Anthony Hopkins as Richard
- John Castle as Geoffrey
- Nigel Terry as John
- Timothy Dalton as Philip II
- Jane Merrow as Alais
- Nigel Stock as William Marshall
- O.Z. Whitehead as Bishop of Durham
- Kenneth Ives as Queen Eleanor's Guard
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: Haworth Productions
- Budget: $4,000,000
- Box office: $22,300,000
- Themes: infidelity, france, england, queen, castle, based on play or musical, richard the lionheart, unfaithfulness, mistress, king
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