The Lion in Winter (2003 film)

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The Lion in Winter

Directed by	Andrei Konchalovsky
Written by	James Goldman
Produced by	Patrick Stewart Dyson Lovell
Starring	Patrick Stewart Glenn Close Andrew Howard John Light Rafe Spall
Cinematography	Sergei Kozlov
Edited by	Henry Richardson
Music by	Richard Hartley
Distributed by	Showtime Networks Hallmark Entertainment
Release dates	United Kingdom: December 26, 2003 United States: May 23, 2004
Running time	167 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lion in Winter is a 2003 made-for-television remake of the 1968 film.

A television production of The Lion in Winter was first shown on 26 December 2003 in the U.K.. It starred Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close, and was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It was filmed on location at Spiš Castle in eastern Slovakia.

Andrew Howard, John Light, and Rafe Spall played the warring brothers. Jonathan Rhys Meyers played the king of France and Yuliya Vysotskaya, his sister and Henry's mistress, Princess Alais.

Cast

Continuity: When Richard holds the knife out to Eleanor in the dungeon, the knife reverses orientation and his grip on the handle changes between shots.

Continuity: When Eleanor is talking with Henry, her outer garment hangs from her elbows and around her waist. After a brief close-up, the garment is on her shoulders for the rest of the scene.

The film is rated M in Australia and M in New Zealand for its violence and sex scenes.

v t e Films by Andrei Konchalovsky
Feature films	The First Teacher (1965) The Story of Asya Klyachina (1966) A Nest of Gentry (1969) Uncle Vanya (1970) A Lover's Romance (1974) Siberiade (1979) Maria's Lovers (1984) Runaway Train (1985) Duet for One (1986) Shy People (1987) Homer and Eddie (1989) Tango & Cash (1989) The Inner Circle (1991) Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs (1994) House of Fools (2002) Gloss (2007) The Nutcracker in 3D (2010) The Postman's White Nights (2014) Paradise (2016) Sin (2019) Dear Comrades! (2020)
Short films	The Boy and the Dove (1961) Lumière and Company (segment; 1995) To Each His Own Cinema (segment: "Dans le Noir"; 2007)
Television	The Odyssey (1997) The Lion in Winter (2003)
Screenplays	The Steamroller and the Violin (1961) Andrei Rublev (1966) The Seventh Bullet (1972) The Ferocious One (1974) A Slave of Love (1976) Moscow Chill (2007) The Demons of St. Petersberg (story; 2008)