The theme of this historical film, set in the 12th century, is the struggle for power.
Henry II Plantagenet (Peter O’Toole) once again calls to court his imperious wife Eleanor of Aquitaine (Catherine Hepburn), who has been in exile for a long time, to decide on an heir. He wants John (later John the Landless) as his successor, she wants her favorite, Richard (later nicknamed “Lionheart”).
The struggle begins, in which everyone uses the tried and tested means of…