The Lion in Winter is a 1966 Broadway play by James Goldman, who also cinematically adapted it in 1968 for the film directed by Anthony Harvey and a 2003 film by Andrei Konchalovsky.
The play's premier was in the Ambassador Theatre, New York City on 3 March 1966, directed by Noel Willman featuring Rosemary Harris as Queen Eleanor and Robert Preston as King Henry II, James Rado as Richard the Lionhearted and Christopher Walken as his lover, King P...
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The Lion in Winter is a 1966 Broadway play by James Goldman, who also cinematically adapted it in 1968 for the film directed by Anthony Harvey and a 2003 film by Andrei Konchalovsky.
The play's premier was in the Ambassador Theatre, New York City on 3 March 1966, directed by Noel Willman featuring Rosemary Harris as Queen Eleanor and Robert Preston as King Henry II, James Rado as Richard the Lionhearted and Christopher Walken as his lover, King Philip of France. The production was nominated for two Tony Awards and Rosemary Harris was awarded the Best Actress prize. It had a run of 92 performances.
The play was revived in March, 1999, at the Criterion Center Stage Right, with Stockard Channing as Queen Eleanor and Laurence Fishburne as King Henry II, directed by Michael Mayer. Channing was nominated for a best actress Tony prize, and the production ran for 93 performances.
The film was nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Peter O'Toole), Best Director ...
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