The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter (1968)

Timing: 2:14 (134 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1968-10-30

Country

United Kingdom

Production

AVCO Embassy Pictures, Haworth Productions

Genre

Drama, History

Budget

$4 000 000

Revenue

$22 276 975

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Director

Anthony Harvey

Actors

Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, Nigel Terry, Timothy Dalton, Jane Merrow, Nigel Stock, O. Z. Whitehead, Kenneth Ives
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Scenario

Producer

Martin Poll, Joseph E. Levine

Operator

Douglas Slocombe

Composer

John Barry

Artist

Audition

Paul Lee Lander

Editing

John Bloom, John Quested
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• The film is based on James Goldman's play "The Lion in Winter" (1966).
• The film was shot in France, Wales, and Ireland.
• The screenplay was written by the author of the original play, James Goldman.
• This is not Peter O'Toole's first role as Henry II Plantagenet; he previously played this king in the film 'Becket,' and was nominated for an 'Oscar' for the role both times.
• The film was slightly cut for Soviet distribution, and the text of some lines was altered. One of the most notable differences between the Soviet release version and the original is the absence of all hints and phrases related to the possible homosexuality of Richard the Lionheart. Instead, other phrases appropriate to the context of the conversation were inserted into the dialogue, and some shots were cut.
• The main performer, Peter O'Toole, was only 36 years old at the time of filming, although the age of Henry II in the plot is approximately 50.
• In one of the dialogues, Queen Eleanor mentions syphilis, which was unknown to Europeans at the time.
• The film is based on James Goldman's play "The Lion in Winter" (1966).
• For Peter O'Toole, this was not his first role as Henry II Plantagenet; he had previously played this king in "Becket," and was nominated for an "Oscar" for the role both times.
• The lead actor, Peter O'Toole, was only 36 years old at the time of filming, although the age of Henry II in the plot is approximately 50.