The Lion in Winter
(1968)
★ 7.4 IMDb · 421 votes
Year: 1968
Runtime: 134 мин
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Anthony Harvey
Cast: Питер О'Тул, Кэтрин Хепбёрн, Энтони Хопкинс, John Castle, Nigel Terry, Тимоти Далтон, Jane Merrow, Найджел Сток, O.Z. Whitehead, Kenneth Ives
Plot
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.
It's Christmas 1183, and King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) is planning to announce his successor to the throne. The jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John (Nigel Terry) to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), has other ideas. She believes their son Prince Richard (Sir Anthony Hopkins) should be King. As the family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive King choose his or her option.