The Lion in Winter

1968 134 min ★ 7.4 Drama, History

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

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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

Details

Director

Anthony Harvey

Screenplay

James Goldman

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Haworth Productions

Reviews

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John Chard

January 12, 2020

★ 9/10

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 ...

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CinemaSerf

June 21, 2022

★ 8/10

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...