The Lion in Winter

Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, believes their son Prince Richard should be king. As family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option.

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  Anthony Harvey
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  Kip Gowans

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  Peter O'Toole
  Henry II
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  Katharine Hepburn
  Eleanor of Aquitaine
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  Anthony Hopkins
  Richard
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  John Castle
  Geoffrey
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  Nigel Terry
  John
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  Timothy Dalton
  Philip II
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  Jane Merrow
  Alais
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  Nigel Stock
  William Marshall
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  O.Z. Whitehead
  Bishop of Durham
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  Kenneth Ives
  Queen Eleanor's Guard
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  Kenneth Griffith
  Strolling Player
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  Henry Woolf
  Strolling Player
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  Karol Hagar
  Strolling Player
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  David Griffith
  Strolling Player
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  Fran Stafford
  Lady in Waiting
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  Ella More
  Lady in Waiting