King Lear
King Lear

King Lear

2008-08-06 - 150 minutes

6.70 / 10

Overview

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.

Screenplay

Director - Trevor Nunn

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

King Lear

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Cordelia

Peter Hinton

Peter Hinton

Duke of Burgundy

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

Earl of Kent

William Gaunt

William Gaunt

Earl of Gloucester

Julian Harries

Julian Harries

Duke of Albany

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