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The Lion in Winter

"What family doesn't have its ups and downs?"

7.4/ 10 · 0K votes

1968-08-20

2h 14m

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Storyline

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

Director

Anthony Harvey

Screenplay

James Goldman

Theatre Play

James Goldman

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Keywords

infidelity france england queen castle based on play or musical richard the lionheart unfaithfulness mistress king spear homoeroticism

Production

Haworth Productions

Cast

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Henry II

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Richard

John Castle

John Castle

Geoffrey

Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

John

Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Philip II

Jane Merrow

Jane Merrow

Alais

Nigel Stock

William Marshall

O.Z. Whitehead

O.Z. Whitehead

Bishop of Durham

Kenneth Ives

Queen Eleanor's Guard

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Strolling Player

Henry Woolf

Henry Woolf

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Karol Hagar

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David Griffith

Strolling Player

Fran Stafford

Lady in Waiting

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