The Lion in Winter is a
1968 Anthony Harvey[?] film which stars
Peter O'Toole as King
Henry II of England and
Katharine Hepburn as his wife,
Eleanor of Aquitaine. The film was adapted from a
1966 Broadway play by
James Goldman. The story centers on the conflict between the estranged couple and their adult sons: Prince Richard the Lionhearted (the future King
Richard I of England, played by
Anthony Hopkins in his film debut), Prince John (the future King
John, played by
Nigel Terry[?]), and Geoffrey Duke of Britanny (played by
John Castle[?]).
Timothy Dalton also debuts as King
Philip II of France, the son of Eleanor's ex-husband.
Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role.
The musical score by John Barry also won an Oscar, as did Goldman's adaptation of his play.
A 2003 television production of The Lion in Winter is in production. It stars Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close, and is directed by Andrei Konchalovsky[?].
