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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792849209
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792849205
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: MGMD1001587D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 19, 2001
Running Time: 134 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 30, 1968
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Christmas 1183--an aging & conniving king henry ii plans a reunion where he hopes to name his successor. He summons his wife his mistress & his three sons all of whom desire the throne. Everyone engages in their own brand of deception & treachery to stake their claim. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/21/2004 Starring: Peter Otoole Anthony Hopkins Run time: 135 minutes Rating: Pg
Amazon.com:
In this 12th-century version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Henry II of England (Peter O'Toole) and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), meet on Christmas Eve to discuss the future of the throne. These two are having slight marital problems, as she is kept in captivity most of the year for raising a rebellion against him, and he flaunts his young mistress. Then there are the problems raised by their three treacherous and traitorous sons.
James Goldman won an Oscar® for the brilliant screenplay, based on his Broadway play. It is a tad wordy, as the action is kept to a minimum, but those words are sharp as daggers. The humor is wicked and black and delivered with very dry, dead-on precision. Sparks fly and the screen sizzles whenever Hepburn and O'Toole tango, which is often. Both were nominated for Academy Awards® for their vigorous performances. (She won; he didn't.) There's also an infamous homo-erotic exchange between Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) and Richard the Lionhearted (Anthony Hopkins). Both actors were making their feature-film debuts. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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I love this movie. The dialogue in this movie is amazing. Peter O'Toole reprises his role as Henry ll albeit a much older one. Katherine Hepburn is magnificent as Eleanor of Aquitaine. The repartee between these two seasoned actors is lively and fast paced. A very young Anthony Hopkins plays young Richard the Lionheart.
The movie displays somewhat accurate living conditions of the time such as Henry breaking the ice off the water in the bedroom to splash his face.
The acting ... Read More
Rating:  -
Movies like this always make me think "wouldn't it just have been easier to have elections?"
With that being said, the Lion in Winter revolves around Henry II working out the succession to the crown with his surviving three sons, the King of France and Henry's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. John (the Prince John of the Robin Hood stories) is a slob and not that bright, Geoffrey feels unappreciated and Richard (later known as Richard the Lionhearted) has problems all his own. King Louis of France ... Read More
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I saw this movie on TV and was spell bond, it was like I was attending a play. Had to buy the movie, so when I want to see real acting I can
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Based on the life of Henry II, the acting was classic. I am not really sure how 'true-to-life' this drama is. The family dynamics and plotting of one against the other keeps one wondering what will happen next. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys Historical fiction, Katherine Hepburn and/or Peter O'Toole. Truly, a classic of Epic proportion.
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The middle ages is not kind to divine right (robber baron) kings
who live by their wits and strength of arms.
Were there ever any royal "good sons" in England?
In this movie three kings of England appear: Henry II, Richard the Lionhearted and Prince John. We are told that Richard is gay
and that John is a buffoon, while the middle brother on who history is remarkably silent is a conspirator.
The classic interchange between Henry and Eleanor is probably what made this a great ... Read More
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