The Lion in Winter (1968)
The Lion in Winter is one of the great chamber pieces in cinema, written as a stage play by James Goldman and adapted by him for the screen with all the dialogue intact. The film is two hours of family…
Nigel Terry played Arthur in Excalibur, ageing from a boy to a dying king across a single film, and he was largely unknown when cast.
He worked repeatedly with Derek Jarman, in Caravaggio, The Last of England and Edward II, and had a substantial Royal Shakespeare Company career. The Lion in Winter gave him his first film role as Prince John.
Anthony HopkinsThe Lion in Winter is one of the great chamber pieces in cinema, written as a stage play by James Goldman and adapted by him for the screen with all the dialogue intact. The film is two hours of family…
Ciaran HindsNicholas Clay plays Lancelot. What makes the film unusual is that Boorman shoots the legend as the legend instead of as a historical drama.
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