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The Lion in Winter

1968 Drama film LGBTQ-related film Historical film Christmas film Medieval film

The Lion in Winter is a 1968 film directed by Anthony Harvey. It stars Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins and others.

Top cast

12 people
Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Henry II of England, Henry II Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Eleanor of Aquitaine Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Richard I of England, Richard the Lionheart

John Castle

Geoffrey II, Geoffrey

Nigel Terry

John, King of England, John

Timothy Dalton

Philip II of France, Philip II, King of France

Nigel Stock

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Captain William Marshall

Oothout Zabriskie Whitehead

Hugh de Puiset, Hugh de Puiset, the Bishop of Durham

Kenneth Ives

Queen Eleanor's guard

Kenneth Griffith

Role not listed

Henry Woolf

Role not listed

Jane Merrow

Alys, Countess of the Vexin, Alais

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q1195311), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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