The Lion in Winter

"What family doesn't have its ups and downs?"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

36,568 votes

91/100

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7.4/10

394 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 3 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Original Score, no Musical

Best Actress

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Costume Design

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Domestic

$18,177

United States

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

44.6K

Daily Avg

744

7-Day Trend

-25%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Wales

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

France

Themes & Subjects

#dysfunctionalfamily

Characters

Henry II of England

Eleanor of Aquitaine

John, King of England

Hugh de Puiset

Alys, Countess of the Vexin

Geoffrey II

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke

Philip II of France

Richard I of England

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Douglas Slocombe

Film Editing

John Bloom

Music / Score

John Barry

Production Companies

Embassy Pictures

Distributors

Fandango at HomeEmbassy PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Lion in Winter

Available in 36 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	BFI Player Amazon Channel	Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	—
United Kingdom12	STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store	—
AustraliaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United Kingdom12

AustraliaPG

Germany16

JapanG

Brazile 12

GRPG

HU16

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Anthony Harvey

Writers

James Goldman, James Goldman

Production Companies

Haworth Productions

Cast

Peter O'Toole

Henry II

Katharine Hepburn

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Anthony Hopkins

Richard

John Castle

Geoffrey

Nigel Terry

John

Timothy Dalton

Philip II

Jane Merrow

Alais

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Nigel Stock

William Marshall

O.Z. Whitehead

Bishop of Durham

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Kenneth Ives

Queen Eleanor's Guard

Kenneth Griffith

Strolling Player

Henry Woolf

Strolling Player

Tags & Keywords

infidelityfranceenglandqueencastlebased on play or musicalrichard the lionheartunfaithfulnessmistresskingspearhomoeroticismchristmas12th centuryeleanor of aquitaine

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