The Lion in Winter

“What family doesn't have its ups and downs?”

7.4(394)19682h 14m

DramaHistory

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

Director

Anthony Harvey

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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

Kenneth Ives

Queen Eleanor's Guard

Kenneth Griffith

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Henry Woolf

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Reviews

2 reviews

John Chard

6y ago

9.0

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 ...

Geronimo1967

3y ago

8.0

Katherine Hepburn is simply superb in this depiction of the truly dysfunctional relationship between Eleanor of Aquitaine, the estranged queen of England's King Henry II and her spouse. Peter O'Toole reprises his characterisation from "Becket" (1964), and together they spar and spat with aplomb. Aided by a wonderful screenplay from James Goldman that is full of sarcasm, pith and some wonderfully e...