The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In this re-imagining of Shakespear's King Lear, Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a Texas cattle baron, who, after dividing his wealth among his three daughters, is rejected by them.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Uli EdelDirector
- John AltmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Patrick StewartJohn Lear
- Marcia Gay HardenMrs. Susannah Lear Tumlinson
- Lauren HollyMrs. Rebecca Lear Highsmith
- Roy ScheiderHenry Westover
- David Alan GrierRip
- Colm MeaneyMr. Tumlinson
- Patrick BerginMr. Highsmith
- Julie CoxClaudia Lear
- Richard LinebackWarnell
- Fernando BandaAntonio
- Juan Pablo GamboaWeems
- Roger CudneySmithwick
Stills
Themes
texasking lear