Synopsis
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Movie Information
- Director
- Michael Elliott
- Release Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 158 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, TV Movie
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (10 votes)
Top Cast
Laurence Olivier
King Lear
John Hurt
The Fool
Burgundy
Dorothy Tutin
Goneril
Anna Calder-Marshall
Cordelia
Diana Rigg
Regan
Leo McKern
Gloucester
David Threlfall
Edgar
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