King Lear
5.8
When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm. Can a man undo his wrongs? Will Cordelia be saved? Or will the wheels of fate crush all in its way?
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Patrick Magee
King Lear
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Barry Lyndon
Patrick Mower
Edmund
Known for
Emmerdale
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Beth Harris
Goneril
Known for
Mary, Queen of Scots
Ann Lynn
Regan
Known for
A Shot in the Dark
Wendy Allnutt
Cordelia
Known for
From Beyond the Grave
When Eight Bells Toll
Philip Brack
Albany
Also in
A Man for All Seasons
Elizabeth R
Ray Smith
Kent
Known for
Masada
Operation: Daybreak
Robert Coleby
Edgar
Known for
Tracks
The Marine
Ronald Radd
Gloucester
Known for
The Offence
The Kremlin Letter
Tony Davenell Director · William Shakespeare Author
First release September 24, 1974 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Thames Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 24, 1974
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