King Lear
7.5
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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Ian McKellen
King Lear
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Romola Garai
Cordelia
Known for
Atonement
The Miniaturist
Monica Dolan
Regan
Known for
A Very English Scandal
Kick-Ass 2
Sylvester McCoy
The Fool
Known for
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Owners
Philip Winchester
Edmund
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Strike Back
Peter Hinton
Duke of Burgundy
Also in
Sleeper Cell
Jonathan Hyde
Earl of Kent
Known for
The Strain
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Frances Barber
Goneril
Known for
Great Expectations
A Zed & Two Noughts
William Gaunt
Earl of Gloucester
Known for
The Timber
Julian Harries
Duke of Albany
Known for
The Undeclared War
Ben Meyjes
Edgar
Known for
Wallander
Guy Williams
Duke of Cornwall
Trevor Nunn Director · William Shakespeare Author Steve Edis Composer
First release August 6, 2008 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Richard Price TV Associates Ltd.
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 6, 2008
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No release date listed for United States.
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