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Glenn Close, Andrew Howard, Patrick Stewart

King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) keeps his wife, Eleanor (Glenn Close) locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliance...( read more  read more... )s with his young mistress (Yuliya Vysotskaya). Needless to say the queen is not pleased, although she still has affection for the king. Working through her sons, she plots the king's demise and the rise of her second and preferred son, Richard (Andrew Howard), to the throne. The youngest son, John (Rafe Spall), an overweight buffoon and the only son holding his father's affection is the king's choice after the death of his first son, young Henry. But John is also overly eager for power and is willing to plot his father's demise with middle brother, Geoffrey (John Light) and the young king of France, Phillip (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Geoffrey, of course sees his younger brother's weakness and sees that route as his path to power. Obviously political and court intrigue ensues.

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Unrated, 167 min.

Directed by: Andrei Konchalovsky

Release Date: December 26, 2003

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DVD Release Date: July 20, 2004

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  • Fragglefreak
    October 25, 2008
    Fragglefreak
    Glenn Close and Patrick Stewart are really great in the made for TV version of the Lion in Winter.
  • ileo
    September 16, 2008
    ileo
    A favorite!
  • Soundsofmadness
    March 28, 2009
    Soundsofmadness
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • guardienangle
    December 14, 2008
    guardienangle
    excellent epic, with turns, twists and a lot of emotions...
  • kickchick612
    December 13, 2008
    kickchick612
    I love John Rhys Meyers. Everyone in this movie is crazy, though.
  • cycleman343
    April 25, 2008
    cycleman343
    With exploitation and betrayal at every turn, i didn't know who to root for. Though everybody did excellent in their parts, this left a bad taste in my mouth.
  • Cspindog34
    April 18, 2008
    Cspindog34
    Slightly better then the original, although both are good.
  • manueljss
    January 22, 2008
    manueljss
    Ridiculously boring!
  • byler
    September 18, 2007
    byler
    Drama at its temper tantrum best.
  • jamessicilia1
    July 10, 2007
    jamessicilia1
    Las actuaciones son verdaderamente espectaculares, y las escenas de una complejidad... Pero todo salió perfecto!!

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