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    The 1968 film The Lion in Winter is based on the Broadway play of the same name. It takes place at Christmas 1183 at King Henry II's castle, where Henry's estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and their three sons—Richard, Geoffrey, and John—gather. Henry wants John to inherit the throne, while Eleanor favors Richard. As the family schemes for power, their plans are complicated by the arrival of Philip II of France and Henry's mistress Alais. The film was a commercial and critical success, winning several awards including Best Actress for Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor.

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    The 1968 film The Lion in Winter is based on the Broadway play of the same name. It takes place at Christmas 1183 at King Henry II's castle, where Henry's estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and their three sons—Richard, Geoffrey, and John—gather. Henry wants John to inherit the throne, while Eleanor favors Richard. As the family schemes for power, their plans are complicated by the arrival of Philip II of France and Henry's mistress Alais. The film was a commercial and critical success, winning several awards including Best Actress for Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor.

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    The 1968 film The Lion in Winter is based on the Broadway play of the same name. It takes place at Christmas 1183 at King Henry II's castle, where Henry's estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and their three sons—Richard, Geoffrey, and John—gather. Henry wants John to inherit the throne, while Eleanor favors Richard. As the family schemes for power, their plans are complicated by the arrival of Philip II of France and Henry's mistress Alais. The film was a commercial and critical success, winning several awards including Best Actress for Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor.

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    The 1968 film The Lion in Winter is based on the Broadway play of the same name. It takes place at Christmas 1183 at King Henry II's castle, where Henry's estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and their three sons—Richard, Geoffrey, and John—gather. Henry wants John to inherit the throne, while Eleanor favors Richard. As the family schemes for power, their plans are complicated by the arrival of Philip II of France and Henry's mistress Alais. The film was a commercial and critical success, winning several awards including Best Actress for Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor.

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    The Lion in Winter (1968 lm)

    For the 1966 Broadway play, see The Lion in Winter.

    When the deal is revealed at the wedding, Richard refuses


    to go through with the ceremony. After Richard leaves,
    Eleanor masochistically asks Henry to kiss Alais in front
    of her, and then looks on in horror as they perform a mock
    marriage ceremony. Having believed Henrys intentions,
    John, at the direction of middle brother, Georey II,
    Duke of Brittany, plots with Philip to make war on England. Henry and Phillip meet to discuss terms, but Henry
    soon learns that Phillip has been plotting with John and
    Georey, and that he and Richard were once lovers.

    The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical drama lm based


    on the Broadway play by James Goldman. It was directed
    by Anthony Harvey and produced by Joseph E. Levine
    and Martin Poll from Goldmans adaptation of his own
    play, The Lion in Winter. The lm stars Peter O'Toole,
    Katharine Hepburn, John Castle, Anthony Hopkins as
    Richard the Lionheart (in his lm debut), Jane Merrow
    and, in early appearances, Timothy Dalton (in his lm
    debut) and Nigel Terry.
    Henry dismisses all three sons as unsuitable, and locks
    Alais, the royal boys are
    The lm was a commercial success (the 12th highest them in a wine cellar, telling
    [3]
    aging
    with
    the
    royal
    port.
    He
    makes plans to travel to
    grossing lm of 1968) and won three Academy Awards,
    Rome
    for
    an
    annulment,
    so
    that
    he
    can have new sons with
    including one for Hepburn as Best Actress. There was a
    Alais,
    but
    she
    says
    he
    will
    never
    be
    able to release his sons
    television remake in 2003.
    from prison or they will be a threat to his future children.
    Henry sees that she is right and condemns them to death,
    but cannot bring himself to kill them, instead letting them
    1 Plot summary
    escape. He and Eleanor go back to hoping for the future,
    with Eleanor going back on the barge to prison, laughing
    The Lion in Winter is set during Christmas 1183, at it o with Henry before she leaves.
    King Henry II's chteau and primary residence in Chinon,
    Though the background and the eventual destinies of the
    Anjou, within the Angevin Empire of medieval France.
    characters are historically accurate, The Lion in Winter
    Henry wants his youngest son, the future King John, to inis ctional; none of the dialogue or action is historical.
    herit his throne, while his estranged and imprisoned wife,
    There was a Christmas court at Caen in 1182 but there
    Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, favours their oldest survivwas no Christmas court at Chinon in 1183. In reality,
    ing son, the future King Richard the Lionheart. MeanHenry had many mistresses and many illegitimate chilwhile, King Philip II of France, the son and successor of
    dren; the "Rosamund" mentioned in the lm was his misLouis VII of France, Eleanors ex-husband, has given his
    tress until she died. The article on the Revolt of 1173
    half-sister Alais, who is currently Henrys mistress, to the
    1174 describes the historical events leading to the plays
    future heir, and demands either a wedding or the return
    events. As a matter of historical record, Richard the Liof her dowry.
    onheart succeeded Henry II, and was followed by John.
    Georey died before his father.

    2 Cast
    Peter O'Toole as King Henry II
    Katharine Hepburn as Queen Eleanor
    Anthony Hopkins as Richard the Lionheart
    John Castle as Georey
    Nigel Terry as John
    Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine.

    Timothy Dalton as King Philip II of France

    As a ruse, Henry agrees to give Alais to Richard and make


    him heir-apparent. He makes a side deal with Eleanor for
    her freedom in return for Aquitaine, to be given to John.

    Jane Merrow as Alais


    Nigel Stock as Captain William Marshall
    1

    AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

    Kenneth Ives as Queen Eleanors guard

    Best Director Nomination for Anthony Harvey

    O. Z. Whitehead as Hugh de Puiset, the Bishop of


    Durham

    Best Actor Nomination for Peter O'Toole

    Best Costume Design Nomination for Margaret


    Furse

    Background and production


    5.2 BAFTA Awards

    In October 1967, the actors rehearsed at Haymarket


    Theatre in London.[4] Production started in November The lm received two wins out of seven nominations.
    1967[5] and continued until May 1968.[6]
    Best Actress Win for Katharine Hepburn, jointly
    The lm was shot at Ardmore Studios in Bray, County
    awarded with Hepburns performance in Guess
    Wicklow, Ireland, and on location in Ireland, Wales,[7]
    Whos Coming To Dinner
    and in France at Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles, Chteau
    de Tarascon, Tarascon and Tavasson, Sane-et-Loire.
    Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music Win for
    The lm debuted on 30 October 1968 (29 December
    John Barry
    1968 London premiere).
    O'Toole, who was 36, portrays Henry II at age 50. He had
    played the same king as a young man in the lm Becket
    just four years earlier.
    The sculpted stone gures appearing during the main title music were a lucky, unexpected nd by the director
    while shooting scenes in France. They were lmed along
    the artists driveway and later edited to create the title sequence where they appear to be on interior walls of the
    castle.[8]

    Reception

    Best Cinematography Nomination for Douglas


    Slocombe
    Best Costume Design Nomination for Margaret
    Furse
    Best Screenplay Nomination for James Goldman
    Best Sound Track Nomination for Chris Greenham
    Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Anthony
    Hopkins

    5.3 Golden Globe Awards

    The lm earned an estimated $6.4 million in distributor


    rentals in the domestic North American market during
    The lm received two wins out of seven nominations.
    its initial year of release.[9] It was the 14th most popular
    [10]
    movie at the U.S. box oce in 1969. The Lion in Win Best Motion PictureDrama Win (Martin Poll,
    ter received a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on
    Joseph E. Levine)
    31 reviews.
    Best Actor Win for Peter O'Toole

    Awards and nominations

    5.1

    Academy Awards

    The lm received three awards out of seven nominations.


    Best Actress Win for Katharine Hepburn, tied
    with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl (the only time
    this has happened for actresses in Academy history)

    Best Actress Nomination for Katharine Hepburn


    Best Motion Picture Director Nomination for
    Anthony Harvey
    Best Original Score Nomination for John Barry
    Best Screenplay Nomination for James Goldman
    Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Jane
    Merrow

    Best Adapted Screenplay Win for James Goldman


    5.4

    Other awards

    Best Music Score Win for John Barry (comBritish Society of Cinematographers
    poser)
    Best Picture Nomination for Martin Poll and
    Joseph E. Levine

    Best Cinematography Win for Douglas Slocombe

    3
    David di Donatello Awards
    Best Foreign Production Win for Martin Poll and
    Joseph E. Levine
    Directors Guild of America Awards
    Outstanding Directorial Achievement Win for
    Anthony Harvey
    Laurel Awards
    Best Female Dramatic Performance Win for
    Katharine Hepburn
    Best Drama Nomination
    New York Film Critics Circle Awards
    Best Film Win
    Writers Guild of Great Britain
    Best British Screenplay Win for James Goldman
    Writers Guild of America Awards
    Best Written American Drama Win for James
    Goldman

    See also
    List of historical drama lms

    References

    [1] Joseph, Robert. Films Come to the Emerald Isle: Emerald Isle Welcomes Films Los Angeles Times (1923Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 17 March 1968: q26.
    [2] The Lion in Winter (1968)". The Numbers. Retrieved
    February 13, 2016.
    [3] Quote from the 1968 movie, The Lion in Winter.
    [4] Bergan 1996, p. 155.
    [5] Callan 2004, pp. 90, 100, 105.
    [6] Wapshott 1984, p. 145.
    [7] Wales hosts Hollywood blockbusters
    [8] Director Anthony Harvey, audio commentary in Lion in
    Winter, 2000.
    [9] Big Rental Films of 1969, Variety, 7 January 1970 p 15
    [10] The Worlds Top Twenty Films, Sunday Times, [London, England], 27 September 1970: 27. The Sunday
    Times Digital Archive. accessed 5 April 2014

    8 Bibliography
    Paden, William (2004). Utz, Richard; Swan, Jesse
    G, eds. I Learned It at the Movies: Teaching Medieval Film in: Postmodern Medievalisms. Cambridge: Brewer. pp. 7998.
    Bergan, Ronald (1996). Katharine Hepburn: An Independent Woman. Arcade Publishing. p. 155.
    ISBN 9781559703512.
    Callan, Michael Feeney (2004). Anthony Hopkins:
    A Three Act Life. London: Robson Books. pp. 98,
    100, 105. ISBN 186105761X.
    Wapshott, Nicholas (1984). Peter O'Toole: A
    Biography. Beaufort Books. p. 145. ISBN
    9780825301964.

    9 External links
    The Lion in Winter at the American Film Institute
    Catalog
    The Lion in Winter at the Internet Movie Database
    The Lion in Winter at the TCM Movie Database

    10

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