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Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir.
Keywords
infidelity
france
england
queen
castle
based on play or musical
richard the lionheart
unfaithfulness
mistress
king
spear
homoeroticism
christmas
12th century
eleanor of aquitaine
gay theme
Casts

Peter O'Toole
Henry II

Katharine Hepburn
Eleanor of Aquitaine

Anthony Hopkins
Richard

John Castle
Geoffrey

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
Ella More
Lady in Waiting
Crews

Anthony Harvey
Director
James Goldman
Screenplay

Joseph E. Levine
Executive Producer

John Barry
Original Music Composer
Jane C. Nusbaum
Associate Producer
James Goldman
Theatre Play
Martin Poll
Producer

Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
John Bloom
Editor
Paul Lee Lander
Casting
Peter Murton
Art Direction
René Brun
Production Manager
Lee Poll
Set Decoration
John Quested
Production Supervisor
Basil Appleby
Production Manager
Jim Brennan
Unit Manager
Bill Lodge
Makeup Artist
Margaret Furse
Costume Design
Garth Inns
Special Effects
Gerry Humphreys
ADR & Dubbing
Kip Gowans
Assistant Director
Lesley Walker
Assistant Editor
Lee Poll
Costume Design
A. G. Scott
Hairstylist
Chris Greenham
Sound Editor
Víctor Merenda
Production Manager
Simon Kaye
Sound Recordist
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Robert Richards
Orchestrator

John Scott
Music
Michael Walter
Key Grip
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