The Lion in Winter
                      1968

 

Katharine Hepbrun, Peter O'Toole

Director: Anthony Harvey Writer: James Goldman  Note: Won Oscar for Best Actress. Setting: Chinon, France, Christmas, 1183 Cast: Peter O'Toole............Henry II (see also Becket) Katharine Hepburn.....Eleanor of Acquitaine Jane Merrow.............Alais Anthony Hopkins.......Richard Nigel Terry................John Timothy Dalton..........Philip John Castle...............Geoffrey The Story: King Henry II of England must choose his successor, and his three sons are vying for the role as heir, with interference from their mother, Eleanor, and the young King of France.

Why I like it: Wit and intrigue with a 12th century background - the sexy side of history.

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