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Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

King Lear

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Cordelia

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Regan

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

The Fool

Philip Winchester

Philip Winchester

Edmund

Peter Hinton

Peter Hinton

Duke of Burgundy

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

Earl of Kent

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Goneril

William Gaunt

William Gaunt

Earl of Gloucester

Julian Harries

Julian Harries

Duke of Albany

Ben Meyjes

Ben Meyjes

Edgar

Guy Williams

Guy Williams

Duke of Cornwall

John Heffernan

John Heffernan

Oswald

Crew

Trevor Nunn

Trevor Nunn

Director

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Author

Steve Edis

Steve Edis

Original Music Composer

Paul Wheeler

Paul Wheeler

Director of Photography

Richard Price

Richard Price

Executive Producer

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King Lear

20086.7 / 10150 min
Drama, TV Movie

Overview

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.