The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

Newly Restored in 4K! Acting greats Peter O?Toole (Lawrence of Arabia), Katharine Hepburn (The African Queen), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) and Timothy Dalton (The Living Daylights) star in this epic masterpiece directed by Anthony Harvey (They Might Be Giants). Behind the great stone walls of an English castle, the world's most powerful empire is in crisis. Three sons struggle to win their father's favor, as well as his crown. King Henry II (O'Toole) and his queen, Eleanor (Hepburn), engage in a battle of royal wits that pits elder son Richard (Hopkins) against his brothers John (Nigel Terry, Excalibur) and Geoffrey (John Castle, Man of La Mancha), while the cunning King Philip of France (Dalton) takes advantage of the internal fracturing in his bid to destroy their kingdom. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards? including Best Picture, Actor (O?Toole), Director (Harvey) and Costume Design (Margaret Furse) and winner of 3 Academy Awards? - Actress (Hepburn), Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) (James Goldman) and Music (Original Score--for a motion picture [not a musical]) (John Barry).

Production Year: 
1968
Released: 
Tue, 03/13/2018
Run Time Minutes: 
134
Rating: 
PG
Genres: 
Drama
Genres: 
Classic
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution: 
720x1280 HiRez
More Information: 
HiDef-5
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
2-Channel Stereo
Actors: 
Peter O'Toole - Henry II
Actors: 
Katharine Hepburn - Eleanor of Aquitaine
Actors: 
Anthony Hopkins - Richard
Actors: 
John Castle - Geoffrey
Actors: 
Nigel Terry - John
Actors: 
Timothy Dalton - Philip II
Actors: 
Jane Merrow - Alais
Actors: 
Nigel Stock - William Marshal
Actors: 
Kenneth Ives - Queen Eleanor's Guard
Actors: 
O. Z. Whitehead - Bishop of Durham
Actors: 
Fran Stafford - Lady in Waiting
Actors: 
Ella More - Lady in Waiting
Actors: 
Kenneth Griffith - Strolling Player
Actors: 
Henry Woolf - Strolling Player
Actors: 
Karol Hagar - Strolling Player
Actors: 
Mark Griffith - Strolling Player