Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
The story
Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, believes their son Prince Richard should be king. As family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option.
- infidelity
- france
- england
- queen
- castle
- based on play or musical
- richard the lionheart
- unfaithfulness
- mistress
- king
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Nigel Terry — John
- Timothy Dalton — Philip II
- Jane Merrow — Alais
- Nigel Stock — William Marshall
- O.Z. Whitehead — Bishop of Durham
- Kenneth Ives — Queen Eleanor's Guard
- Kenneth Griffith — Strolling Player
- Henry Woolf — Strolling Player
- Karol Hagar — Strolling Player
- David Griffith — Strolling Player
- Fran Stafford — Lady in Waiting
- Directed
- Anthony Harvey
- Written
- James Goldman
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 407 ratings
- Studio
- Haworth Productions
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