The wittiest and most royal of the of ’60s films dealing with the history and palace intrigues of medieval England (see also: Peter O’Toole in Becket, for example), The Lion in Winter roars back onto the screen in a new 4K restoration. It’s a sweeping, riveting story with first-class performances. At Christmas Court in 1183, King Henry II (Peter O’Toole) and his estranged wife, Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn, in an Oscar-winning performance), scheme and rage over whether Prince John (Nigel Terry) or Richard the Lionheart (Anthony Hopkins, in his feature film debut) shall inherit the throne. Meanwhile, King Philip II of France (Timothy Dalton, also in his debut) has his own demands.