Film
The Lion in Winter
2003 · 2h 47m · Drama · History · TV Movie
All of Britain and half of France were his kingdom. But there was one thing Henry II would never control . . . His Family.
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Overview
Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, believes their son Prince Richard should be king. As family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option.
Cast
Glenn Close
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Patrick Stewart
King Henry II
Andrew Howard
Richard
Antal Konrád
Toastmaster
Rafe Spall
Prince John
John Light
Geoffrey
Soma Marko
Young Prince John
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Philip
Yuliya Vysotskaya
Alais
Clive Wood
William Marshall
Crew
- Andrei KonchalovskyDirector
- James GoldmanScreenplay
- Dyson LovellProducer
- Patrick StewartExecutive Producer
- Robert Halmi Sr.Executive Producer
- Wendy NeussExecutive Producer
- Martin PollExecutive Producer
- Robert Halmi Jr.Executive Producer
- Sergei KozlovDirector of Photography
- Richard HartleyOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 26, 2003
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 47m
- Rated
- 15
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie, Romance
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