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The Lion in Winter (1968)

The Lion in Winter (1968)

PG 134 minutes EN Drama , History
What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?
Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
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Peter O'Toole
Henry II
Katharine Hepburn
Eleanor of Aquitaine
John Castle
Geoffrey
Timothy Dalton
Philip II
Nigel Stock
William Marshall
O. Z. Whitehead
Bishop of Durham
Kenneth Ives
Queen Eleanor's Guard
Kenneth Griffith
Strolling Player
Henry Woolf
Strolling Player

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Production companies: AVCO Embassy Pictures, Haworth Productions
Production countries: United Kingdom

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PG (Some material may not be suitable for children under 10. These films may contain some mild language, crude/suggestive humor, scary moments and/or violence. No drug content is present. There are a few exceptions to this rule. A few racial insults may also be heard.)

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