Synopsis
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Movie Information
- Director
- Jonathan Miller
- Release Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 185 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (6 votes)
Top Cast
Michael Hordern
King Lear
Brenda Blethyn
Cordelia
Gillian Barge
Goneril
Penelope Wilton
Regan
John Shrapnel
Earl of Kent
Norman Rodway
Earl of Gloucester
Michael Kitchen
Edmund
John Bird
Duke of Albany
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