The Lion in Winter | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | The Lion in Winter by James Goldman |
Teleplay by | James Goldman |
Directed by | Andrei Konchalovsky |
Starring | |
Music by | Richard Hartley |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Dyson Lovell |
Cinematography | Sergey Kozlov |
Editor | Henry Richardson |
Running time | 167 minutes |
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Original release | |
Release | December 26, 2003 | (UK)
Network | Showtime |
Release | May 26, 2004 |
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The Lion in Winter is a 2003 American drama television film based on the 1966 play of the same name by James Goldman, and his screenplay for the 1968 film.[1][2] It starred Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close,[3] and was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
The film was first shown on December 26, 2003, in the United Kingdom, and premiered in the United States on Showtime on May 26, 2004. It was filmed on location at Spiš Castle in eastern Slovakia,[4] interiors were filmed in Budapest, Hungary.[5]
Andrew Howard, John Light, and Rafe Spall played the warring brothers. Jonathan Rhys Meyers played the king of France and Julia Vysotskaya, his sister and Henry's mistress, Princess Alais.[1][3]
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