Claim: Katharine Hepburn acted.

The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical drama film based on the Broadway play by James Goldman . It was directed by Anthony Harvey and produced by Joseph E. Levine and Martin Poll from Goldman 's adaptation of his own play , The Lion in Winter . The film stars Peter O'Toole , Katharine Hepburn , John Castle , Anthony Hopkins as Richard the Lionheart -LRB- in his film debut in a major role -RRB- , Jane Merrow and , in early appearances , Timothy Dalton -LRB- in his film debut -RRB- and Nigel Terry .   The film was a commercial success -LRB- the 12th highest-grossing film of 1968 -RRB- and won three Academy Awards , including one for Hepburn as Best Actress . There was a television remake in 2003 .