The Lion in Winter

United Kingdom

1968

134 Min

Color

2.20:1

English

Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
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EXEC Joseph E. Levine, Jane C. Nusbaum

CAST Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, Timothy Dalton, Jane Merrow, Nigel Terry

Christmas 1183—an aging and conniving King Henry II plans a reunion where he hopes to name his successor. He summons the following people for the holiday: his scheming but imprisoned wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine; his mistress, Princess Alais, whom he wishes to marry; his three sons (Richard, Geoffrey, and John), all of whom desire the throne; and the young but crafty King Philip of France (who is also Alais’ brother). With the fate of Henry’s empire at stake, everybody engages in their own brand of deception and treachery to stake their claim. —IMDb

Director

Anthony Harvey

Anthony Harvey (born 3 June 1931) is a British filmmaker who started his career in the 1950s as a film editor, and moved into directing in the mid 1960s. Harvey has fifteen film credits as an editor, and he has directed thirteen films. The second film that Harvey directed, The Lion in Winter (1968), earned him a Directors Guild of America Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Directing. —Wikipedia

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ruby stevens

15Dec11

great christmas film for dysfunctional families

Alex Vizitiu

20Apr11

This is the kind of movie i wish had never ended. The dialogue and the complexity of the characters, was so enchanting that time seemed to pass much too quickly.

tony1990

27Dec10

Although the dramatization of certain scenes, cinematic techniques (too many zooms), and particular performances by the younger cast seem a bit over the top, the indelible presence of the two leads and the Shakesperean tragedy of family and vulgar betrayal that haunts the stories main conflict more than enhances the films overall power to emotionally shock. It's like visually hearing the scratching of a chalk board.