Based on James Goldman's play "Lion in Winter."
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
A foreign film (Great Britain).
Special features: audio commentary by the director, original theatrical trailer.
Editor, John Bloom ; director of photography Douglas Slocombe ; music composed and conducted by John Barry.
Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow, John Castle, Timothy Dalton, Anthony Hopkins, Nigel Stock, Nigel Terry.
DVD, NTSC; region 1; dolby digital mono.
In English with optional subtitles in French and Spanish ; closed-captioned.
Academy Awards, 1969: Best actress in a leading role (Hepburn) ; best music, original score (Barry); best adapted screenplay (Goldman). British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1969: Anthony Asquith Award for film music (Barry) ; best actress (Hepburn). Directors Guild of America, 1969: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Harvey). Golden Globe Awards, 1969: Best motion picture-drama ; best Motion Picture Actor - Drama (O'Toole).
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