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The Lion in Winter

What family doesn't have its ups and downs?

1968 · PG · 2h 14m

Directed by Anthony Harvey

7.4

TMDB audience score
422 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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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

  • Kenneth Griffith
    Strolling Player

  • Henry Woolf
    Strolling Player

  • Karol Hagar
    Strolling Player

  • David Griffith
    Strolling Player

  • Fran Stafford
    Lady in Waiting

  • Ella More
    Lady in Waiting