Directed by:
Anthony HarveyCinematography:
Douglas SlocombeComposer:
John BarryCast:
Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, Nigel Terry, Jane Merrow, Timothy Dalton, Kenneth Griffith, Nigel Stock, O.Z. Whitehead (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Behind the great stone walls of an English castle, the world's most powerful empire is in crisis. Three sons struggle to win their father's favoras well as his crown. King Henry II (Peter O'toole) and his queen, Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), engage ina battle of royal wits that pits elder son Richard (Anthony Hopkins) against his brothers, while the cunning King Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) takes advantage of the internal fracturing in his bid to destroy their kingdom. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Peter O'Toole](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/126/166126645_59b622.jpg)
Peter O'Toole
Ireland
Best movies:
Ratatouille (2007)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
![Katharine Hepburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/339/164339158_1f72b9.png)
Katharine Hepburn
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
On Golden Pond (1981)
![Anthony Hopkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/297/165297927_22daa8.jpg)
Anthony Hopkins
UK
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Father (2020)
![John Castle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/187/158187996_b98b6f.gif)
John Castle
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Blow-Up (1966)
![Nigel Terry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270600_43d949.jpg)
Nigel Terry
UK
Best movies:
Blue (1993)
Excalibur (1981)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
![Jane Merrow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/187/158187997_2f5659.gif)
Jane Merrow
UK
Best movies:
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Sharpe's Waterloo (1997) (TV movie)
The Patricia Neal Story (1981) (TV movie)
![Timothy Dalton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268884_5ddcca.jpg)
Timothy Dalton
UK
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Jane Eyre (1983) (series)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Kenneth Griffith
UK
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Shaka Zulu (1986) (series)
![Nigel Stock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/382/161382440_6ab49c.jpg)
Nigel Stock
Malta
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
The Password is Courage (1962)
Never Let Go (1960)
![O.Z. Whitehead](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/599/161599464_c8a51e.jpg)
O.Z. Whitehead
USA
Best movies:
The Lion in Winter (1968)
A Song Is Born (1948)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
![Henry Woolf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/838/165838045_1a7ec1.jpg)
Henry Woolf
UK
Best movies:
The Rutles in All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV movie)
Savage Messiah (1972)
The Lion in Winter (1968)