Synopsis
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Movie Information
- Director
- Richard Eyre
- Release Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 150 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, TV Movie
- Language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 (2 votes)
Top Cast
Ian Holm
King Lear
Amanda Redman
Regan
Barbara Flynn
Goneril
Victoria Hamilton
Cordelia
Timothy West
Gloucester
Paul Rhys
Edgar
Finbar Lynch
Edmund
David Burke
Kent
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