The read
It runs long at 3h 47m.
Synopsis
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan MunbyDirector
- Ross MacGibbonDirector
Cast
- Ian McKellenKing Lear
- Sinéad CusackKent
- Danny WebbGloucester
- Kirsty BushellRegan
- James CorriganEdmund
- Lloyd HutchinsonFool
- Claire PriceGoneril
- Luke ThompsonEdgar
- Anita-Joy UwajehCordelia
- Richard ClewsGentleman Informer / Old Man
- John HastingsCuran / Doctor
- Jake MannBurgundy / Lear's Knight
Stills
Themes
tragedyfilmed theaternt live