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The Lion in Winter

20036.2 / 10167 min

Drama, History, TV Movie, Romance

Overview

All of Britain and half of France were his kingdom. But there was one thing Henry II would never control . . . His Family.

King Henry II keeps his wife Eleanor locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress. Needless to say the queen is not pleased, although she still has affection for the king. Working through her sons, she plots the king's demise and the rise of her second and preferred son, Richard, to the throne. The youngest, John, is an overweight buffoon and the only one holding his father's affection is the king's choice after the death of his first son, young Henry. But John is also overly eager for power and is willing to plot his father's demise with middle brother Geoffrey and the young king of France, Phillip. Geoffrey sees his younger brother's weakness and sees that route as his path to power. Political and court intrigue ensues.

Cast

Glenn Close

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Patrick Stewart

King Henry II

Andrew Howard

Richard

Antal Konrád

Toastmaster

Rafe Spall

Prince John

John Light

Geoffrey

Soma Marko

Young Prince John

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Philip

Yuliya Vysotskaya

Alais

Clive Wood

William Marshall

Crew

James Goldman

Screenplay

Andrei Konchalovsky

Director

Joyce Gallie

Casting

Dyson Lovell

Producer

Sally Osoba

Casting

Consolata Boyle

Costume Design

Sergey Kozlov

Director of Photography

Robert Brazier

Foley Editor

Ferenc Ormos

Special Effects Supervisor

Henry Richardson

Editor

Erwin H. Kupitz

Wig Designer

Krisztián Kupi

Best Boy Electric

Jánosné Kajtár

Makeup Supervisor

Kieron Phipps

First Assistant Director

Ben Brazier

Sound Editor

Mike Frift

Camera Operator

Allan Wilson

Conductor

Noémi Czakó

Makeup Artist

Pál Szûrös

Boom Operator

Attila Csoboth

Epk Camera Operator

Ken Woroner

Still Photographer

Alistair Kay

Supervising Art Director

Egon Endrényi

Still Photographer

Anna Tesner

Makeup Artist

Roger Hall

Production Design

János Szabolcs

Art Direction

Klári Szinek

Hairstylist

Wayne Brooks

Sound Effects Editor

Istvan Bolta

Gaffer

Rhona McGuirke

Costume Supervisor

Zoltán Benyó

Visual Effects Supervisor

János Kiss

Key Grip

Balázs Révész

Steadicam Operator

Gyula Krasnyánszky

Pyrotechnic Supervisor

Ildikó Fogt

Key Costumer

István Tóth

Set Decoration

Kevin Brazier

Supervising Sound Editor

Krisztina Vavrinecz

Wardrobe Supervisor

Yan Miles

First Assistant Editor

Jean Bourne

Script Supervisor

Michael Mehimann

Dialect Coach

Bettina Lyster

Production Coordinator

Richard Hartley

Original Music Composer

Béla Unger

Stunt Coordinator

Patrick Stewart

Executive Producer

Robert Halmi Sr.

Executive Producer

Wendy Neuss

Executive Producer

Martin Poll

Executive Producer

Vicki Letizia

Associate Producer

Paul Lowin

Co-Producer

Robert Halmi Jr.

Executive Producer