The Lion in Winter (1968)
Genre: Drama / History
Duration: 134 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Anthony Harvey
Stars: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Hopkins
IMDb score:
7,8 (37.372)
Releasedate: 30 October 1968
The Lion in Winter plot
"What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?"
Christmas 1183. The aging English King Henry II arranges a meeting to name his successor. The following people gather: his intriguing but imprisoned wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine; his mistress, Princess Alais, whom he wishes to marry; his three sons (Richard, Geoffrey and John), all of whom want to become heir apparent; and the young but cunning King Philip, Alais' brother. With the fate of Henry's empire at stake, everyone tries their own way to rise to power.
Actors and actresses
Henry II
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Richard
Geoffrey
John
Philip II
Alais
William Marshall
Bishop of Durham
Queen Eleanor's Guard
Reviews & comments
scorsese
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- 13671 messages
- 11438 votes
Excellent film in which the king of England calls together his three sons to appoint the heir to the throne. The film takes place during Christmas in 1183. Betrayal, love, intrigue, political games and all within one family. Well constructed scenes and well written dialogues. The strong cast, with a debuting Timothy Dalton, completes the whole.
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Black Math
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- 5430 messages
- 1753 votes
Watched because it stars a lot of well-known actors, including Hopkins and Dalton, who apparently appeared in their first feature film. Interesting. The film dates from an era where, in my opinion, the acting has too much of a stage style and someone like Hopkins apparently does not shy away from that. In any case, the entire film feels like a play filmed on location and that is not a plus. Lots of long slow dialogue along the lines of "I know he knows that I know he knows" and then the running time starts to feel long. The only positive thing about the film is Barry's soundtrack, which is very nice. 1*.
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mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 15025 messages
- 4760 votes
Interesting story, good decoration and some actors with a lot of charisma. But it is also very theatrically acted, the film feels very dated and none of the characters managed to interest me, let alone touch me. Then those 134 minutes feel like a lot. Despite the qualities, I really started to get bored. 2.0*.
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