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Feature film — 2008

King Lear (2008)

6.43h 1mDrama — TV Movie

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

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A high-signal pick with 14 votes.

Richard Price TV Associates Ltd.

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Director: Trevor Nunn

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Cast & crew

Ian McKellen as King Lear

Ian McKellen

King Lear

Romola Garai as Cordelia

Romola Garai

Cordelia

Monica Dolan as Regan

Monica Dolan

Regan

Sylvester McCoy as The Fool

Sylvester McCoy

The Fool

Philip Winchester as Edmund

Philip Winchester

Edmund

P

Peter Hinton

Duke of Burgundy

Jonathan Hyde as Earl of Kent

Jonathan Hyde

Earl of Kent

Frances Barber as Goneril

Frances Barber

Goneril

William Gaunt as Earl of Gloucester

William Gaunt

Earl of Gloucester

Julian Harries as Duke of Albany

Julian Harries

Duke of Albany

B

Ben Meyjes

Edgar

G

Guy Williams

Duke of Cornwall

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