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The Lion In Winter

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barry, John, 1933-2011 (Composer, Conductor)
Corporate Authors:	Avco Embassy Pictures, MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors:	Harvey, Anthony, 1930-2017 (Director), Levine, Joseph E. (Producer), Poll, Martin (Producer), Bloom, John, 1935- (Film editor), Slocombe, Douglas, 1913-2016 (Cinematographer), O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013 (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
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English French Spanish
Published:	Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, 2001.
Series:	Vintage classics (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.)
Subjects:	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. Foreign films > Great Britain. Historical films. Film adaptations. Feature films.
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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	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.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, NTSC; region 1; dolby digital mono.
Audience:	MPAA Rating: PG.
Awards:	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).
Production Credits:	Editor, John Bloom ; director of photography Douglas Slocombe ; music composed and conducted by John Barry.
ISBN:	0792849205 9780792849209
Author Notes:	Actress Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut on November 8, 1907. She attended the Oxford School for Girls and Bryn Mawr College. Hepburn wrote The Making of the African Queen and Me: Stories of My Life. She is one of America's best known actresses, and earned four Academy Awards. (Bowker Author Biography)