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Writers (WGA):
James Goldman (play)
James Goldman (teleplay)
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Release Date:
23 May 2004 (USA) more
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Tagline:
All of Britain and half of France were his kingdom. But there was one thing Henry II would never control . . . His Family. (DVD) more
Plot:
King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) keeps his wife, Eleanor (Glenn Close) locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations more
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Excellent human view of history. more (33 total)

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Brazil:153 min
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Continuity: When Richard holds the knife out to Eleanor in the dungeon, the knife reverses orientation and his grip on the handle changes between shots. more
Quotes:
John: He has a knife, a knife!
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Of course he has a knife! I have a knife. We all have knives. It's 1183 and we're all barbarians!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) more

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Excellent human view of history., 28 May 2005
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Author: alphanet-1 from Canada

Remakes of successful films are notoriously difficult. It took courage to challenge the Peter O'Toole, Katherine Hepburn film. It also took talent. Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close have that in abundance. The original is a classic, no doubt, but Stewart and Close made Henry II and Eleanor very real. In a larger sense, it's too easy to see distant history and the people who lived it as characters in a play, but this film made it clear that the people who lived in those distant time were like us; they dreamed, schemed, hoped, planned, laughed, hurt, made stupid decisions and wept. Henry and Eleanor might have had larger forces working on them than most of us do, but they were just people. Stewart and Close made them real. The Supporting cast was superb. I especially appreciated the portrayal of Richard. Our modern view of that strange tormented man and terrible king was well rendered by Andrew Howard. I would recommend this film over the original.

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