The Lion in Winter

Drama / Romance, from USA (2003)

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Runtime: 160 min

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Actors:  
Glenn Close“Eleanor of Aquitaine”
Andrew Howard“Richard”
Patrick Stewart“King Henry II”
Antal Konrád“Toastmaster”
John Light“Geoffrey”
Soma Marko“Young Prince John”
Jonathan Rhys Meyers“Philip”
Rafe Spall“Prince John”
Yuliya Vysotskaya“Alais”
Clive Wood“William Marshall”
Directors:  
Andrei Konchalovsky
IMDb Rating:   7.2 (835 votes)
 
 

Storyline
 
  1. All of Britain and half of France were his kingdom. But there was one thing Henry II would never control . . . His Family. (DVD)
  2. A fearsome father. A scheming mother. Three sons battling for attention. (DVD)
  
  « King Henry II ('Patrick Stewart (I)' (qv)) keeps his wife, Eleanor ('Glenn Close' (qv)) locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress ('Yuliya Vysotskaya' (qv)). Needless to say the queen is not pleased, although she still has affection for the king. Working through her sons, she plots the king's demise and the rise of her second and preferred son, Richard ('Andrew Howard (I)' (qv)), to the throne. The youngest son, John ('Rafe Spall' (qv)), an overweight buffoon and the only son holding his father's affection is the king's choice after the death of his first son, young Henry. But John is also overly eager for power and is willing to plot his father's demise with middle brother, Geoffrey ('John Light (I)' (qv)) and the young king of France, Phillip ('Jonathan Rhys Meyers' (qv)). Geoffrey, of course sees his younger brother's weakness and sees that route as his path to power. Obviously political and court intrigue ensues. »
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