King Lear
7.5
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
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Cast
21 people
Laurence Olivier
King Lear
Known for
Rebecca
Spartacus
John Hurt
The Fool
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Alien
V for Vendetta
Brian Cox
Burgundy
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Succession
The Bourne Supremacy
Dorothy Tutin
Goneril
Known for
Cromwell
The Importance of Being Earnest
Anna Calder-Marshall
Cordelia
Known for
The Third Day
Bodies
Diana Rigg
Regan
Known for
Game of Thrones
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Leo McKern
Gloucester
Known for
The Blue Lagoon
A Man for All Seasons
David Threlfall
Edgar
Known for
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Shameless
Robert Lindsay
Edmund
Known for
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Atlantis
Colin Blakely
Kent
Known for
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Jeremy Kemp
Cornwall
Known for
Top Secret!
The Blue Max
Robert Lang
Albany
Known for
The First Great Train Robbery
The House That Dripped Blood
Michael Elliott Director · William Shakespeare Author Gordon Crosse Composer
United States release January 26, 1984 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Granada Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 3, 1983
Theatrical
United States · January 26, 1984
Theatrical
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