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The Lion in Winter

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792849209
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792849205
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 19, 2001
Running Time: 134 minutes
Sales Rank: 1304
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 30, 1968

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Katharine Hepburn delivers an amazing (Variety), OscarÂ(r)-winning* performance 'that must be seen to be believed (Boxoffice) in this dazzling (Los Angeles Times) all-star film that is not to be missed. Behind the great stone walls of an English castle, the world's most powerful empire is in crisis. Three sons struggle to win their father's favoras well as his crown. King Henry II (Peter O'toole) and his queen, Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), engage ina battle of royal wits that pits elder son Richard (Anthony Hopkins) against his brothers, while the cunning King Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) takes advantage of the internal fracturing in his bid to destroy their kingdom. *1968: Actress

Amazon.com:
In this 12th-century version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Henry II of England (Peter O'Toole) and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), meet on Christmas Eve to discuss the future of the throne. These two are having slight marital problems, as she is kept in captivity most of the year for raising a rebellion against him, and he flaunts his young mistress. Then there are the problems raised by their three treacherous and traitorous sons.

James Goldman won an Oscar® for the brilliant screenplay, based on his Broadway play. It is a tad wordy, as the action is kept to a minimum, but those words are sharp as daggers. The humor is wicked and black and delivered with very dry, dead-on precision. Sparks fly and the screen sizzles whenever Hepburn and O'Toole tango, which is often. Both were nominated for Academy Awards® for their vigorous performances. (She won; he didn't.) There's also an infamous homo-erotic exchange between Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) and Richard the Lionhearted (Anthony Hopkins). Both actors were making their feature-film debuts. --Rochelle O'Gorman




Rating: - Flawed But Brilliantly Performed And Wildly Witty
Originally created by writer James Goldman for the stage, THE LION IN WINTER opened on Broadway in ... Read More

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Rating: - The real "Lion in Winter"
Although the recent version with Glenn Close and Parrick Stewart is very good, if you are a fan of ... Read More

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Rating: - Unforgettable Acting and Visuals
Want to see what real talent is; then take a seat, get out the popcorn, take the phone of the hook, ... Read More

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Rating: - Top-notch period drama with great cast
THE LION IN WINTER was adapted for the screen by James Goldman from his stage hit. Director Anthony ... Read More

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Rating: - Even better the fourth time!
I saw the stage play forty years ago, and it was great. And every ten years or so, I watch the movie ... Read More

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