King Lear

King Lear (2008)

Drama TV Movie

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

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  • Release Date: 2008-08-06
  • Runtime: 2h 30min
  • Director: Trevor Nunn

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    • 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

    • William Gaunt

      Earl of Gloucester

    • Julian Harries

      Duke of Albany

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