The Lion in Winter (1968)
Directed by Anthony Harvey
Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, believes their son Prince Richard should be king. As family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option.
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What Movies Will It Remind You Of?: The King is one of those aristocrats-bloviating-in-firelit-castles movies ( The Lion in Winter , things Kenneth Branagh directed in the ’90s, miscellaneous Elizabeth s, etc.) mixed with a classic, gory battle epic.
Part of the reason is a bad screenplay by James Goldman, who wrote the excellent play The Lion in Winter.
Robin and Marian is what you'd get if you gene-spliced ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' with ''Rooster Cogburn'': Screenwriter James Goldman, author of ''The Lion in Winter'' (and brother of ''Butch'' scripter William), takes a late-life look at Robin Hood.