The Lion in Winter
“What family doesn't have its ups and downs?”
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
16 people
Peter O'Toole
Henry II
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Ratatouille
Katharine Hepburn
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
The African Queen
Anthony Hopkins
Richard
Known for
Westworld
The Silence of the Lambs
John Castle
Geoffrey
Known for
RoboCop 3
Blow-Up
Nigel Terry
John
Known for
Excalibur
Troy
Timothy Dalton
Philip II
Known for
Penny Dreadful
Doom Patrol
Jane Merrow
Alais
Known for
The Haunting of Margam Castle
Hands of the Ripper
Nigel Stock
William Marshall
Known for
The Great Escape
Young Sherlock Holmes
O.Z. Whitehead
Bishop of Durham
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Kenneth Ives
Queen Eleanor's Guard
Also in
The Last of the Mohicans
Doctor Who
Kenneth Griffith
Strolling Player
Known for
Shaka Zulu
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Henry Woolf
Strolling Player
Known for
Superman III
Figures in a Landscape
Anthony Harvey Director · James Goldman Screenplay John Barry Composer
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $4M · United States release October 30, 1968
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$22,300,000
Gross vs. budget
5.6×
Production
Haworth Productions
Production
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · August 20, 1968
Theatrical
United States · October 30, 1968
Theatrical
Australia
November 13, 2024 · Premiere · British Film Festival
Brazil
November 11, 1968 · Theatrical
Germany
October 16, 1970 · Theatrical
Greece
December 31, 1968 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 24, 1972 · Theatrical
Italy
April 17, 1969 · Theatrical
Japan
February 4, 1970 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 29, 1969 · Theatrical
June 10, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 13, 1969 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 18, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 30, 1968 · Premiere · London (Rated A)
March 26, 1986 · Physical
August 28, 1998 · Physical
June 2, 2000 · Physical
October 8, 2003 · Physical · Video
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