The Lion in Winter

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Actors: Anthony Hopkins , Peter O'Toole , Timothy Dalton , Katharine Hepburn , Kenneth Griffith , Nigel Stock , O.Z. Whitehead , Nigel Terry , John Castle , Henry Woolf , Karol Hagar , Ella More , Kenneth Ives , Fran Stafford , Jane Merrow

Director: Anthony Harvey

IMDB Rate: 8.1 out of 10 (12656 votes)

Plot Summary:Christmas 1183--an aging and conniving King Henry II plans a reunion where he hopes to name his successor. He summons the following people for the holiday his scheming but imprisoned wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine his mistress, Princess Alais, whom he wishes to marry his three sons (Richard, Geoffrey, and John), all of whom desire the throne and the young but crafty King Philip of France (who is also Alais brother). With the fate of Henrys empire at stake, everybody engages in their own brand of deception and treachery to stake their claim.