The Lion in Winter

On Christmas Day 1183, the elderly King Henry II of England (Peter O'Toole) ) decided to elect a successor to the throne. Henry II instructs his estranged wife Elena (played by Katharine Hepburn) to bring back their three sons Richard (played by Anthony Hopkins), Jeffrey (played by John Castle) and John (played by Nigel Terry) to the palace for reunion in order to take the opportunity to choose an heir to the throne. However, Henry II and Elena had very different opinions on the heir, and Henry II's mistress Ella (Jane Merrow) was also entangled in them. Not only that, the young and cunning French King Philip (Timothy Dalton) has also joined the palace war for power. The film was adapted from James Goodman's play of the same name. It won 4 nominations for 3 awards including Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Score at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969, and won the 26th Academy Award in 1969.