PGThe Lion in Winter

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500M
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Play Time: 134 mins
Drama, History
The Lion in Winter

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

Status: Released (1968-08-20)
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
The Lion in Winter
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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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CinemaSerf

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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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