Synopsis
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Movie Information
- Director
- Trevor Nunn
- Release Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 150 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, TV Movie
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (13 votes)
Top Cast
Ian McKellen
King Lear
Romola Garai
Cordelia
Monica Dolan
Regan
Sylvester McCoy
The Fool
Philip Winchester
Edmund
Peter Hinton
Duke of Burgundy
Jonathan Hyde
Earl of Kent
Frances Barber
Goneril
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