Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.6 / 5.0

The best film of 1968!!:

The film "The Lion in Winter" is a wonderfully acted and brilliantly done. It is a simple story. Henry II (played marvelously by Peter O'Toole) wants his youngest son John (played by Nigel Terry) to be his successor to the English throne. His wife, Eleanor of Acquitaine (played brilliantly by Katharine Hepburn who deserved an Oscar for her performance) wants her son Richard (played by newcomer Anthony Hopkins) to sit on the throne. They battle it out over the Christmas holiday with the King of France in... more info

Superb:

Could not resist adding my praise for such a superior motion picture. Set in a violent, unstable time of frequent wars and unrelenting political machinations, "The Lion In Winter" captures a vivid 12th Century reality. A story set in the latter part of the reign of England's Henry II (Peter O'Toole), it explores the convoluted dynamics of royal family politics and medieval intrigue. Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), Henry's Queen, is released from her confinement in an English castle to join Henry... more info

Save Your Marriage--See This Movie:

I think it is perfectly appropriate to personalize great works of art such as this film. By this I mean that this film has practical implications and application. Do not judge this film simply on its artistic merits, but use it as a mirror on your own life, and indeed on society's. By that standard, this film is not just a cautionary tale, a fascinating character study, an exciting slice of life, or an exhilarating arc of performance, but a thing with actual usefulness.

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