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Academy Award nominations (* denotes win) The Lion in Winter, British dramatic film, released in 1968, that is noted for its brilliant, biting dialogue and the stellar performances of Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole as Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II, respectively. Based on a Broadway play, the witty film drama recounts the troubled.
Lion In Winter, The (1968) -- (Movie Clip) It's Only For The HolidaysDirector Anthony Harvey goes for outdoor grandeur, introducing the jailed queen Eleanor Of Acquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), greeted by her husband King Henry II (Peter O Toole), his mistress (Jane Merrow) and her sons (Nigel Terry, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle), in , 1968.
But "The Lion in Winter" also functions at an emotional level, and is the better film, I think. One of the flaws of "A Man for All Seasons" was that it was so graceful and bloodless. The characters were scrubbed; the sets were ornate; the dialog was delivered as a sort of free verse, especially when Paul Scofield got rolling.
Perilous plotting provides ever-rising tension in this expertly crafted historical drama starring Peter O'Toole, Katherine Hepburn and Anthony Hopkins. 2,733 IMDb 7.9 2 h 14 min 1968. X-Ray PG. Drama · Historical · Bold · Cerebral. Free trial of BFI Player Classics or rent. Watch with BFI Player Classics. Start your 7-day free trial.
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1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. When he allows his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out for a Christmas visit, they all variously plot to force him into a decision. It's Christmas 1183, and King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) is planning to announce his successor to the throne.
May 14, 2024 · “The Lion in Winter” was the second film in which O’Toole played the real life Henry II, the first being 1964’s “Beckett”, which also earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination. “The Lion in Winter” takes place when “Henry” is fifty years old, and the 36 year old O’Toole was worried he would look too young.
