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The Lion in winter Cover Image DVD DVD

The Lion in winter [videorecording] / an Avco Embassy film ; Joseph E. Levine presents ; a Martin Poll production ; screenplay by James Goldman ; directed by Anthony Harvey.

Harvey, Anthony, 1931- (Director). Levine, Joseph E. (Producer). Poll, Martin. (Producer). Bloom, John, 1935- (Film editor). Slocombe, Douglas, 1913- (Cinematographer). Barry, John, 1933-2011 (Composer, Conductor). O'Toole, Peter, 1932- (Actor). Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Actor). Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- (Actor). Merrow, Jane. (Actor). Castle, John, 1940- (Actor). Dalton, Timothy, 1944- (Actor). Stock, Nigel. (Actor). Terry, Nigel. (Actor). Goldman, James. Lion in Winter. (Added Author). Avco Embassy Pictures. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow, John Castle, Timothy Dalton, Anthony Hopkins, Nigel Stock, Nigel Terry. (Cast).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792849205
  • ISBN: 0792849205
  • ISBN: 9780792849209
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen ed.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, 2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on James Goldman's play "Lion in Winter."
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
A foreign film (Great Britain).
Special features: audio commentary by the director, original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editor, John Bloom ; director of photography Douglas Slocombe ; music composed and conducted by John Barry.
Participant or Performer Note:
Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow, John Castle, Timothy Dalton, Anthony Hopkins, Nigel Stock, Nigel Terry.
Summary, etc.:
Historical drama of the conflict between King Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine over Henry's successor to the British throne.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
Rated PG.
MPAA Rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD.
DVD, NTSC; region 1; dolby digital mono.
Language Note:
In English with optional subtitles in French and Spanish ; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards: Best Screenplay, James Goldman; Best Score, John Barry; Best Actress, Katharine Hepburn
Academy Awards, 1969: Best actress in a leading role (Hepburn) ; best music, original score (Barry); best adapted screenplay (Goldman). British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1969: Anthony Asquith Award for film music (Barry) ; best actress (Hepburn). Directors Guild of America, 1969: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Harvey). Golden Globe Awards, 1969: Best motion picture-drama ; best Motion Picture Actor - Drama (O'Toole).

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Subject: Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 > Drama.
Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204 > Drama.
Great Britain > History > Henry II, 1154-1189 > Drama.
Leonor, de Aquitania, Reina, consorte de Enrique II, Rey de Inglaterra, 1122?-1204 > Teatro.
Genre: Feature films > Great Britain.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
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  • 29 of 29 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.

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