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The Lion in Winter

  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • 2h 47m
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7.0/10
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Glenn Close and Patrick Stewart in The Lion in Winter (2003)
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King Henry II meets with Eleanor of Aquitaine at Christmastide 1183 to choose one of his sons as his successor.King Henry II meets with Eleanor of Aquitaine at Christmastide 1183 to choose one of his sons as his successor.King Henry II meets with Eleanor of Aquitaine at Christmastide 1183 to choose one of his sons as his successor.

  • Director
    • Andrey Konchalovskiy
  • Writer
    • James Goldman
  • Stars
    • Glenn Close
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    2.4K
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    • Director
      • Andrey Konchalovskiy
    • Writer
      • James Goldman
    • Stars
      • Glenn Close
      • Patrick Stewart
      • Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    • 40User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 7 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Glenn Close
    Glenn Close
    • Eleanor
    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Henry
    Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    • Phillip
    Andrew Howard
    Andrew Howard
    • Richard
    John Light
    John Light
    • Geoffrey
    Rafe Spall
    Rafe Spall
    • John
    Yuliya Vysotskaya
    Yuliya Vysotskaya
    • Alais
    • (as Julia Vsotsky)
    Clive Wood
    Clive Wood
    • Marshal William
    Antal Konrád
    • Toastmaster
    Soma Marko
    • Young John
    • Director
      • Andrey Konchalovskiy
    • Writer
      • James Goldman
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    • Trivia
      Patrick Stewart previously played Henry's son, Richard the Lionheart, in Robin Hood - Helden in Strumpfhosen (1993).
    • Goofs
      Eleanor refers to syphilis in one of her speeches, an impossibility in 1183 England. Syphilis was not named such until 1530 by Hieronymus Fracastorius. Regardless of whether Europe even had the disease prior to 1200, it could not have been known by that name to the Queen.
    • 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!

    • Connections
      Featured in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004)

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    Kudos to Patrick Stewart, and pretty darned "close," Glenn!
    Setting aside the question of 'Why do we need a remake of an almost perfect original?' I was very pleased with this movie. Credit it, if you will, to Stewart's resonant, commanding voice, but I thought he more than held his own against O'Toole's Henry. Less pomp, more circumstance. Regarding Eleanor, well - nothing could ever top the great Kate's performance in the original movie. Considering the impossibility of doing so, though, I have to say that Glenn Close did a more than admirable job with the role. Indeed, in a couple of scenes – when she was talking but the camera wasn't on her face – you could almost imagine you were hearing Hepburn! Overall, Close's Eleanor was less bitter and acerbic than Hepburn's, but it was still a most valid interpretation of the character. Re: the sons - I didn't care much for Howard's interpretation of Richard – more smarmy posturing rather than the Machiavellian swagger of entitlement that I feel the part calls for (i.e., Anthony Hopkins' portrayal.) But, the characters of Geoffrey and John were cast better in this one, in my opinion, than in the original. Rafe Spall played John's blithering, namby-pamby, spoiled brat to perfection. Also, the sets were wonderful! Big thumbs up.
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    • Release date
      • May 23, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Lion in Winter - Kampf um die Krone des Königs
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Flying Freehold Productions
      • HCC Happy Crew Company
      • Hallmark Entertainment
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      2 hours 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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