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©2003
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1 videodisc (166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally aired as a motion picture on Showtime in 2003
In the winter of 1183, a royal family prepares for a joyous Christmas holiday reunion of scheming, conniving and deceit. King Henry II summons his cunning prison-bound wife to his side as he prepares to announce the succession of the throne to one of his double-crossing three sons, none of whom are qualified to rule the monarchy
Based on the play by James Goldman
Special features: making of 'The lion in winter'
Director of photography, Sergei Kozlov ; editor, Henry Richardson ; music, Richard Hartley ; costume designer, Consolata Boyle ; production designer, Roger Hall
Glenn Close, Patrick Stewart, Andrew Howard, John Light, Rafe Spall, Julia Vysotsky, Clive Wood, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
Closed-captioned