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The Lion in Winter
Cast
Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle View AllCrew
Anthony Harvey (Director), James Goldman (Screenplay) View All
Release: Jan. 1st, 1968
Runtime: 2 hours, 14 minutes
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January '16 Movie of the Month: The Lion in Winter
For January's Movie of the Month, I nominate: The Lion in Winter.
I had this at number three for my 60's list submission. In retrospect, that was quite high but I did it for strategic reasons. ...
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Synopsis: In Britain in the year 1183, King Henry II is an elderly King with three sons, all who want to inherit his throne.

It is 1183 AD as the viewer is boldly introduced to the primary players on this cinematic chessboard: King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) is the conflicted monarch trying to decide which of his three sons will inherit the crown; Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn) is the queen in name only who is k....