The Lion in Winter

Aug 20, 1968

2h 14m

★ 7.4

What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?

Overview

Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Haworth Productions

The Lion in Winter Trailers

Cast

Henry II

Peter O'Toole

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Katharine Hepburn

Richard

Anthony Hopkins

Geoffrey

John Castle

John

Nigel Terry

Philip II

Timothy Dalton

Alais

Jane Merrow

William Marshall

Nigel Stock

Bishop of Durham

O.Z. Whitehead

Queen Eleanor's Guard

Kenneth Ives

Strolling Player

Kenneth Griffith

Strolling Player

Henry Woolf

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