Other mistake: The German subtitles translate Brittany as Britannien (Britain), not as Bretagne. (01:04:00)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
1 other mistake
Directed by: Anthony Harvey
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, John Castle
Factual error: Eleanor uses a paisley-shaped mirror. The paisley pattern comes from India and is designed after the mango, therefore unknown in the England of 1138, centuries before the British set foot on the subcontinent. (01:04:40)
Henry II: I stole the candles from the chapel. Jesus won't begrudge them and the chaplain works for me.
Trivia: Katharine Hepburn, who played Queen Eleanor, actually is descended from Eleanor of Aquitaine along numerous lines, from both Eleanor's marriage to Louis VII of France, and her marriage to Henry II, of England.
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