King Lear
7.6
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 Holm
King Lear
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Amanda Redman
Regan
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Sexy Beast
Little Dorrit
Barbara Flynn
Goneril
Known for
Cracker
Elizabeth I
Victoria Hamilton
Cordelia
Known for
The Crown
Pride and Prejudice
Timothy West
Gloucester
Known for
Going Postal
Gentleman Jack
Paul Rhys
Edgar
Known for
Napoleon
Chaplin
Finbar Lynch
Edmund
Known for
Attila
Treadstone
David Burke
Kent
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Black
Michael Bryant
Fool
Known for
The Miracle Maker
The Ruling Class
Richard Eyre Director · William Shakespeare Author
First release March 21, 1998 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Production Chestermead, GBH
Production
BBC
Production
Chestermead
Production
GBH
Production
United Kingdom · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 21, 1998
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No release date listed for United States.
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