The Lion in Winter DVD 1968 El León en invierno / Directed by Anthony Harvey / Starring: Peter O'toole, Katharine Hepburnm Anthony Hopkins

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REGION 0 PAL DVD (All regions)

AUDIO: English mono, Spanish (Castilian) mono

SUBTITLES: English, Spanish (Castilian)

TOTAL RUNTIME: 129 MINUTES

English Summary:

The Lion in Winter is a 1968 British-American historical drama film set around the Christmas of 1183, about political and personal turmoil among the royal family of Henry II of England, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their children, and their guests. The film was directed by Anthony Harvey; written by James Goldman (based on his own play of the same name); produced by Joseph E. Levine, Jane C. Nusbaum, and Martin Poll; and starred Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, John Castle, Anthony Hopkins (in his first major film role), Jane Merrow, Timothy Dalton (in his film debut) and Nigel Terry.

The film was a commercial success and won three Academy Awards, including Hepburn's third as Best Actress, making her the first three-time winner in the category. There was a television remake in 2003.

The Lion in Winter is set during Christmas 1183, at King Henry II's château and primary residence in Chinon, Touraine, in the medieval Angevin Empire. Henry wants his youngest son, the future King John, to inherit his throne, while his estranged and imprisoned wife, Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, temporarily released from prison for the holidays, favors their oldest surviving son, the future King Richard I. Meanwhile, King Philip II of France, the son and successor of Louis VII of France, Eleanor's ex-husband, has given his half-sister Alais, who is currently Henry's mistress, to the future heir, and demands either a wedding or the return of her dowry.

Spanish Summary:

Enrique II, rey de Inglaterra (Peter O'Toole), celebra la fiesta de Navidad de 1183 en el castillo de Chinon y ordena que su esposa, Leonor de Aquitania (Katharine Hepburn), salga del encierro donde la tiene desde hace diez años. En el castillo (hoy en día en Francia), donde Enrique vive con su amante Alais (Adela de Francia), él también reúne a sus tres hijos, el mayor y valiente Ricardo (Anthony Hopkins), futuro Ricardo I de Inglaterra, Corazón de León, el manipulador Geoffrey (John Castle), futuro Godofredo II de Bretaña, y el joven Juan (Nigel Terry), futuro Juan I de Inglaterra (Juan sin Tierra), para decidir quién le sucede en el trono.

Entre Leonor y Enrique surgirá allí una disputa por la sucesión del trono: Ricardo es el preferido de su madre y Juan el de su padre.

El rey Felipe II de Francia (Timothy Dalton) visita al rey inglés para solucionar el problema de su hermana Alais (Adela de Francia), prometida como futura esposa de quien sea el futuro rey inglés, y convertida ya en amante de Enrique II. Tras una serie de complots, el rey de Francia, que odia a Enrique, le descubre a Enrique las ambiciones de sus hijos, y él reniega de ellos tras una discusión con Leonor. También descubre en la conversación con Enrique, que Felipe II y Ricardo habían sido amantes.

Cast / Reparto

• Peter O'Toole as Henry II, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine, Count of Anjou (This is the second time O'Toole portrayed Henry II, after 1964's Becket with Richard Burton.)
• Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine, his estranged Queen
• Anthony Hopkins as Richard the Lionheart, their eldest surviving son
• John Castle as Geoffrey, their middle surviving son
• Nigel Terry as John, their youngest surviving son
• Timothy Dalton as Philip II, King of France
• Jane Merrow as Alais, Philip's sister and Henry's mistress, betrothed to Richard by prior agreement
• Nigel Stock as Captain William Marshall
• Kenneth Ives as Queen Eleanor's guard
• O. Z. Whitehead as Hugh de Puiset, the Bishop of Durham