The Lion in Winter
by Anthony Harvey
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Actor: Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, Katharine Hepburn, Nigel Terry, Peter O'TooleDirector: Anthony Harvey
Brand: HEPBURN,KATHARINE
Cinematographer: Douglas Slocombe
Editor: John Bloom
Producer: Jane C. Nusbaum
Producer: Joseph E. Levine
Producer: Martin Poll
Writer: James Goldman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-06-19
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Lion in Winter
Movie Review: Best movie ever!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this movie. The dialogue in this movie is amazing. Peter O'Toole reprises his role as Henry ll albeit a much older one. Katherine Hepburn is magnificent as Eleanor of Aquitaine. The repartee between these two seasoned actors is lively and fast paced. A very young Anthony Hopkins plays young Richard the Lionheart.
The movie displays somewhat accurate living conditions of the time such as Henry breaking the ice off the water in the bedroom to splash his face.
The acting is superb all around, the script amazing and the set realistic, what more could you want? I highly recommend this movie to anyone.
Summary of The Lion in Winter
Katharine Hepburn delivers an amazing (Variety), Oscar?(r)-winning* performance 'that must be seen to be believed (Boxoffice) in this dazzling (Los Angeles Times) all-star film that is not to be missed. Behind the great stone walls of an English castle, the world's most powerful empire is in crisis. Three sons struggle to win their father's favoras well as his crown. King Henry II (Peter O'toole) and his queen, Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), engage ina battle of royal wits that pits elder son Richard (Anthony Hopkins) against his brothers, while the cunning King Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) takes advantage of the internal fracturing in his bid to destroy their kingdom. *1968: ActressIn this 12th-century version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Henry II of England (Peter O'Toole) and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), meet on Christmas Eve to discuss the future of the throne. These two are having slight marital problems, as she is kept in captivity most of the year for raising a rebellion against him, and he flaunts his young mistress. Then there are the problems raised by their three treacherous and traitorous sons.
James Goldman won an Oscar? for the brilliant screenplay, based on his Broadway play. It is a tad wordy, as the action is kept to a minimum, but those words are sharp as daggers. The humor is wicked and black and delivered with very dry, dead-on precision. Sparks fly and the screen sizzles whenever Hepburn and O'Toole tango, which is often. Both were nominated for Academy Awards? for their vigorous performances. (She won; he didn't.) There's also an infamous homo-erotic exchange between Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) and Richard the Lionhearted (Anthony Hopkins). Both actors were making their feature-film debuts. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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