King Lear

King Lear (2008)


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 2008-08-06
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Richard Price TV Associates Ltd.
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Trevor Nunn
star 6.7/10
From 13 Ratings
7.5

Summary

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

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  • Ian McKellen

    as King Lear
  • Romola Garai

    as Cordelia
  • Monica Dolan

    as Regan
  • Sylvester McCoy

    as The Fool
  • Philip Winchester

    as Edmund
  • Peter Hinton

    as Duke of Burgundy
  • Jonathan Hyde

    as Earl of Kent
  • Frances Barber

    as Goneril
  • William Gaunt

    as Earl of Gloucester
  • Julian Harries

    as Duke of Albany
Directing Trevor Nunn Director
Writing William Shakespeare Author
Sound Steve Edis Original Music Composer
Camera Paul Wheeler Director of Photography
Production Richard Price Executive Producer

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