The Lion in Winter (2003 film)

The Lion in Winter

Directed by	Andrei Konchalovsky
Produced by	Patrick Stewart Dyson Lovell
Written by	James Goldman (June 30, 1927 – October 28, 1998)
Starring	Patrick Stewart Glenn Close Andrew Howard John Light Rafe Spall
Music by	Richard Hartley
Cinematography	Sergei Kozlov
Editing by	Henry Richardson
Country	United States
Language	English
Original channel	Showtime Networks Hallmark Entertainment
Release date	December 26, 2003 (2003-12-26) (United Kingdom) May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23) (United States)
Running time	167 minutes

The Lion in Winter is a 2003 made-for-television remake of the 1968 film of the same name.

The remake was first shown on December 26, 2003 in the U.K. and premiered on U.S. television on May 26, 2004. It starred Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close, and was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It was filmed on location at Spiš Castle in eastern Slovakia.

Andrew Howard, John Light, and Rafe Spall played the warring brothers. Jonathan Rhys Meyers played the king of France and Julia Vysotskaya, his sister and Henry's mistress, Princess Alais.

Cast

The films of Andrei Konchalovsky

Feature films	The First Teacher (1965) The Story of Asya Klyachina (1966) Uncle Vanya (1970) Siberiade (1979) Runaway Train (1985) Duet for One (1986) Shy People (1987) Tango & Cash (1989) The Inner Circle (1991) Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs (1994) Lumière and Company (segment) (1995) House of Fools (2002) To Each His Own Cinema (segment: "Dans le Noir") (2007) The Nutcracker in 3D (2010) The Postman's White Nights (2014)

Television	The Odyssey (1997) The Lion in Winter (2003)

Screenplays	The Steamroller and the Violin (1961) Andrei Rublev (1966) The Seventh Bullet (1972)