The read
It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Trevor NunnDirector
- Steve EdisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ian McKellenKing Lear
- Romola GaraiCordelia
- Monica DolanRegan
- Sylvester McCoyThe Fool
- Philip WinchesterEdmund
- Peter HintonDuke of Burgundy
- Jonathan HydeEarl of Kent
- Frances BarberGoneril
- William GauntEarl of Gloucester
- Julian HarriesDuke of Albany
- Ben MeyjesEdgar
- Guy WilliamsDuke of Cornwall