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06/24/06
The Lion in Winter (1968)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:20
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Set over Christmas of 1183, this classic royal costume dramas concerns Henry II's effort to choose a worthy successor. Powerful Henry II (Peter O'Toole) favors his youngest son John (Nigel Terry),... [More]
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow, Timothy Dalton
Director: Anthony Harvey
Reviews for The Lion in Winter
Top CriticLess historical spectacle than vicious farce, this boasts a great cast spitting venomous dialogue and a young Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton as gay lovers destined to rule England and France.
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03/26/09
Top CriticDirector Anthony Harvey opened up Goldman's play into authentic spaces far from any proscenium, and remained faithful to an energetic drama propelled by its performances and dialogue.
12/21/07
A trashy, gossipy, anachronistic marital drama, about the royal squabbles of Henry II and exiled wife, is well-acted by Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn, who won a third Oscar for her wicked scheming; watch for Anthony Hopkins in his screen debut
06/22/07
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02/25/07
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11/07/05
...outdoorsy and fun, full of the kind of plotting and action people used to go to just plain movies for.
05/09/05
Top CriticNo review available.
03/13/05
One of the joys which movies provide too rarely is the opportunity to see a literate script handled intelligently. The Lion in Winter triumphs at that difficult task...
10/23/04
Top CriticA must-see for perhaps the most scathing verbal pyrotechnics ever committed to film.
09/26/04
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07/13/04
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01/30/04
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08/22/03
You'll either love or reject the idea of history as sitcom; either way, the lead performances are hard to deny.
08/16/03
Boring and overrated. Good acting.
02/23/03
Theatrical and talky, but it's good talk by great performers.
12/29/02
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08/08/02
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08/08/02
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