Nel 1183 d.C.: i tre figli del re Enrico II vogliono tutti ereditare il trono, ma lui non si impegnerà in una scelta. Loro e sua moglie tramano in vari modi per costringerlo.Nel 1183 d.C.: i tre figli del re Enrico II vogliono tutti ereditare il trono, ma lui non si impegnerà in una scelta. Loro e sua moglie tramano in vari modi per costringerlo.Nel 1183 d.C.: i tre figli del re Enrico II vogliono tutti ereditare il trono, ma lui non si impegnerà in una scelta. Loro e sua moglie tramano in vari modi per costringerlo.
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- 16 vittorie e 18 candidature totali
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- (as Mark Griffith)
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- QuizKatharine Hepburn bested Peter O'Toole as the top dog on the set. Known to be something of a tyrant on most of his shoots, O'Toole meekly obliged, when she told him, "Peter, stop towering over me. Come and sit down and try to look respectable." O'Toole readily admitted in her presence that she reduced him "to a shadow of my former gay-dog self. She is terrifying. It is sheer masochism working with her. She has been sent by some dark fate to nag and torment me." Her reply: "Don't be so silly. We are going to get on very well. You are Irish, and you make me laugh. In any case, I am on to you, and you to me."
- BlooperChristmas trees were a somewhat obscure German tradition, introduced to the British royal family, and, by extension, England, by Queen Charlotte. It was not commonly decorated in English homes until the introduction of this custom by Prince Albert. Even the concept of using glass balls was unknown to Germans until long after the 12th century.
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John: A knife! He's got a knife!
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It's 1183 and we're barbarians! How clear we make it. Oh, my piglets, we are the origins of war: not history's forces, nor the times, nor justice, nor the lack of it, nor causes, nor religions, nor ideas, nor kinds of government, nor any other thing. We are the killers. We breed wars. We carry it like syphilis inside. Dead bodies rot in field and stream because the living ones are rotten. For the love of God, can't we love one another just a little - that's how peace begins. We have so much to love each other for. We have such possibilities, my children. We could change the world.
- Versioni alternativeA 70mm version was released in Australia in 1969, and in the UK in 1973.
- ConnessioniFeatured in Precious Images (1986)
The essential plot is that it is 1183 and Henry II must declare his successor to the Plantagenet throne. He invites his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (played by Katherine Hepburn), who is in exile, and his sons to along with king of France, to Christmas dinner. Over the course of the evening truths are told and arguments are had, the film rolls over all of the conventions of the many genres that it plays with and turns them into something new and beautiful.
The film could have been written by Machiavelli himself, and often smacks of the Mandragola. The film demonstrates family disfunction within a very interesting, medieval paradigm. While the film is about issues such as family, loyalty and love, ultimately is most gratifying as a vehicle for O'Toole and Hepburn to chew the scenery and dig into a few truly juicy roles.
It is fantastic film that any lover of dialogue driven drama-comedy should rent and watch over and over again.
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- Paesi di origine
- Sito ufficiale
- Lingue
- Celebre anche come
- The Lion in Winter
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- Azienda produttrice
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Botteghino
- Budget
- 4.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 18.177 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 5.339 USD
- 18 dic 2016
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 19.766 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 14 minuti
- Proporzioni
- 2.35 : 1