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Release Date:
30 October 1968 (USA)
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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
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16 nominations
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(9 articles)
Swank's 'Amelia' Performance Gets First Oscar Kiss
(From Get The Big Picture. 20 October 2009, 3:02 PM, PDT)
Anthony Harvey Recalls Directing "The Lion In Winter" At Loews Jersey City
(From CinemaRetro. 1 May 2009, 1:14 PM, PDT)
(From Get The Big Picture. 20 October 2009, 3:02 PM, PDT)
Anthony Harvey Recalls Directing "The Lion In Winter" At Loews Jersey City
(From CinemaRetro. 1 May 2009, 1:14 PM, PDT)
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O'Toole And Hepburn Are Superb In Intense Historical Drama
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter O'Toole | ... | Henry II |
 | Katharine Hepburn | ... | Eleanor of Aquitaine |
 | Anthony Hopkins | ... | Richard |
 | John Castle | ... | Geoffrey |
| Nigel Terry | ... | John |
 | Timothy Dalton | ... | King Philip of France |
 | Jane Merrow | ... | Alais |
| Nigel Stock | ... | Capt. William Marshall |
| Kenneth Ives | ... | Queen Eleanor's guard |
| O.Z. Whitehead | ... | Bishop of Durham |
| Fran Stafford | ... | Lady in Waiting |
| Ella More | ... | Lady in Waiting |
| Kenneth Griffith | ... | Strolling player |
| Henry Woolf | ... | Strolling player |
| Karol Hagar | ... | Strolling player |
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134 min | UK:137 min (70 mm version)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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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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Katharine Hepburn is descended from Elinor of Aquitaine in numerous lines, from both Elinor's marriage to Louis VII, King of France, and Elinor's marriage to Henry II, King of England.
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Continuity: For a moment Eleanor appears in front of Henry and Alais. Then she puts her hands one on the other, about her breast, and says to Henry she wants to watch him to kiss Alais. In the following shot her hands had changed position.
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Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
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Historical pageantry aside, the movie plays like a medieval version of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into the Night." It is a very cinematic rendition of James Goldman's famous stage play. Great acting and excellent dialogue are the film's strongest cards. The dialogue has a strange, modern flavor to it that comes close of bringing down the fourth wall. But it is a brilliant script, full of wicked, quotable lines. Not entirely realistic, but fun nevertheless. The acting is sensational. It is truly sad to know that O'Toole did not get the Oscar for his performance as Henry II - he dominates a film filled with strong acting. It is fun to see Hepburn acting naughty. A very young Anthony Hopkins and future 007 Timothy Dalton, are excellent in supporting roles. Anthony Harvey directs with great gusto. Don't be dissuaded by the film's period setting, the movie is lots of fun.