Rent The Lion in Winter (1968)
3.8 of 5 from 101 ratings
2h 9min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
"The Lion in Winter", is set in England during Christmas 1183. Henry II (Peter O'Toole) is deliberating over who to chose as his successor, and plans a family reunion in the hope to resolve this. His scheming wife Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), and 3 sons: Richard the Lion-Hearted (Anthony Hopkins), Prince Geoffrey (John Castle), and Prince John (Nigel Terry) are all in attendance, and are all vying for the throne. Princess Alias (Jane Merrow) - Henry's mistress whom he wishes to marry and her brother, the young and crafty King Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) are also at the reunion. With much at stake, rebellion, treachery and deception is rife as everybody fights for their position on the throne. - Actors:
- Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, Nigel Terry, Timothy Dalton, Jane Merrow, Nigel Stock, Kenneth Ives, O.Z. Whitehead, Fran Stafford, Ella More, Kenneth Griffith, Henry Woolf, Karol Hagar, David Griffith
- Directors:
- Anthony Harvey
- Producers:
- Martin Poll
- Writers:
- James Goldman
- Others:
- Katharine Hepburn, John Barry, Simon Kaye, Douglas Slocombe, Chris Greenham, Margaret Furse
- Studio:
- Momentum
- Genres:
- British Films, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- UK
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/09/2003
- Run Time:
- 129 minutes
- Languages:
- English, German, Italian, Spanish
- Subtitles:
- Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by director Anthony Harvey
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/10/2016
- Run Time:
- 135 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New Interview with John Castle
- New Interview with Editor John Bloom
- Director's Commentary
- O'Toole on Hepburn: 5 min Excerpt from TCM Interview
- 25th Anniversary Interview with Anthony Hopkins
