The Lion in Winter (2003 film)
2003 American television film by Andrei Konchalovsky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lion in Winter is a 2003 made-for-television based of the 1966 play of the same name, which was previously adapted for the 1968 film.[1][2] It starred Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close,[3] and was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
The Lion in Winter | |
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Based on | The Lion in Winter 1966 play by James Goldman |
Written by | James Goldman |
Directed by | Andrei Konchalovsky |
Starring | Patrick Stewart Glenn Close Andrew Howard John Light Rafe Spall |
Theme music composer | Richard Hartley |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Patrick Stewart Dyson Lovell |
Cinematography | Sergey Kozlov |
Editor | Henry Richardson |
Running time | 167 minutes |
Production companies | Flying Freehold Productions HCC Happy Crew Company Matt IV |
Original release | |
Network | Showtime (US) |
Release | December 26, 2003 (2003-12-26) |
The film was first shown on December 26, 2003, in the UK and premiered on U.S. television 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]