The Lion in Winter
What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?
Country
Production
Budget
$4 000 000
Box office
$22 276 975
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Martin Poll, Joseph E. Levine
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Paul Lee Lander
Editing
John Bloom, John Quested
Whole Team (29)
Whole Team (29)
Short description
Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot in France, Wales, and Ireland.
- The screenplay was written by the author of the original play, James Goldman.
- The film was slightly cut for Soviet distribution, and the text of some lines was altered. One of the most notable differences between the Soviet release version and the original is the absence of all hints and phrases related to the possible homosexuality of Richard the Lionheart. Instead, other phrases appropriate to the context of the conversation were inserted into the dialogue, and some shots were cut.
- In one of the dialogues, Queen Eleanor mentions syphilis, which was unknown to Europeans at the time.
- The film is based on James Goldman's play "The Lion in Winter" (1966).
- For Peter O'Toole, this was not his first role as Henry II Plantagenet; he had previously played this king in "Becket," and was nominated for an "Oscar" for the role both times.
- The lead actor, Peter O'Toole, was only 36 years old at the time of filming, although the age of Henry II in the plot is approximately 50.
- The film is based on James Goldman's play 'The Lion in Winter' (1966).
- The screenplay was written by James Goldman, the author of the original play.
- This was not Peter O'Toole's first time playing Henry II Plantagenet; he had previously portrayed the king in the film 'Becket,' and he was nominated for an Oscar for the role on both occasions.
- Lead actor Peter O'Toole was only 36 years old at the time of filming, although Henry II is approximately 50 years old in the story.
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