Overview:
Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir.| Status: | Released (1968-08-20) |
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| Awards: | Won 3 Oscars. 16 wins & 18 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $18,177 |
| Screen: | James Goldman |
| Productions: | AVCO Embassy Pictures, Haworth Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 11390: Peter O'Toole - Henry II
- 6598: Katharine Hepburn - Eleanor of Aquitaine
- 4173: Anthony Hopkins - Richard
- 15198: John Castle - Geoffrey
- 31431: Nigel Terry - John
- 10669: Timothy Dalton - Philip II
- 102858: Jane Merrow - Alais
Crews
- 66787: James Goldman - Screenplay - Writing
- 12009: Anthony Harvey - Director - Directing
- 666: Douglas Slocombe - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2289: John Barry - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3777: Joseph E. Levine - Executive Producer - Production
- 70259: Martin Poll - Producer - Production
- 66787: James Goldman - Theatre Play - Writing
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Reviews
John Chard
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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, ....
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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 ....
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