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The Lion in Winter
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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   10,624 votes
Director:
Anthony Harvey
Writers:
James Goldman (play)
James Goldman (screenplay)
Release Date:
30 October 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Tagline:
The most significant reserved seat attraction of the year!
Plot:
1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Screen Legend Katharine Hepburn Dies at 96 (From WENN. 30 June 2003)
User Comments:
the lion is king of the jungle, and of England more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
134 min | UK:137 min (70 mm version)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)
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Company:
AVCO Embassy more

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Trivia:
Katharine Hepburn affectionately referred to Peter O'Toole as "pig" during filming. Every day at five o'clock the two would unwind over a cigarette and a glass of white wine. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Eleanor refers to syphilis in 1183, although the first recorded outbreak was in 1494. The term 'syphilis' wasn't coined until 1530. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Henry II: Come for me!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Media Vita in Morte Sumus (1993) (V) more

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the lion is king of the jungle, and of England, 27 December 2005
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Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

Katharine Hepburn won her third Oscar for "The Lion in Winter", playing brassy queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Her role is sort of an interesting counterbalance to Peter O'Toole, as King Henry II. That is, she's elderly and he's young. Maybe it was an allusion to the growing generation gap in the world at the time.

But anyway, this is what epic tales of royalty are supposed to be. It shows Henry's conflicts in wondering who will succeed him. Never dragging, the movie truly gives one the feeling of being with these people and understanding their lives. One of the most interesting scenes - in my opinion at least - is when Eleanor says something about sex. I usually wouldn't expect someone of Katharine Hepburn's generation mention sex in a movie. But she does a great job here (well duh). Also starring are a very young Anthony Hopkins and an even younger Timothy Dalton. All in all, "The Lion in Winter" is a perfect movie in every way, and affirmed 1968 as one of the best movie years ever, with "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Funny Girl", "The Odd Couple", "The Planet of the Apes", "Romeo and Juliet", "Candy", "The Night of the Living Dead" and "Bullitt".

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