The Lion in Winter
What family doesn't have its ups and downs?
19682h 14mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- History
Overview
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.
Keywords
- france
- england
- christmas
- castle
- infidelity
- king
- gay theme
- queen
- gay interest
- based on play or musical
- spear
- famous score
- 12th century
- unfaithfulness
- homoeroticism
- mistress
- richard the lionheart
- eleanor of aquitaine
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 20, 1968
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- AVCO Embassy Pictures,Haworth Productions
- Cast
- Peter O'Toole,Katharine Hepburn,Anthony Hopkins,John Castle,Nigel Terry,Timothy Dalton,Jane Merrow,Nigel Stock,O.Z. Whitehead,Kenneth Ivesand 6 more
- Director
- Anthony Harvey
- Writer
- James Goldman
- Producer
- Joseph E. Levine,Martin Poll
- Cinematography
- Douglas Slocombe
- Music
- John Barry
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Revenue
- $22,300,000
- IMDb
- tt0063227