King Lear

King Lear

185 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1982

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.

King Lear

185 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1982

King Lear
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers
Original title King Lear
Directors Jonathan Miller
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Michael Hordern

as King Lear

Brenda Blethyn

as Cordelia

John Shrapnel

as Earl of Kent

Norman Rodway

as Earl of Gloucester

Michael Kitchen

as Edmund

Gillian Barge

as Goneril

Penelope Wilton

as Regan

John Bird

as Duke of Albany

Julian Curry

as Duke of Cornwall

David Weston

as Duke of Burgundy

Harry Waters

as King of France

Anton Lesser

as Edgar

John Grillo

as Oswald

Iain Armstrong

as First Gentleman

Ken Stott

as Curan

Stuart Blake

as First Servant

Tony Sympson

as Second Servant

Peter Walmsley

as Third Servant

George Howe

as Doctor

John Dallimore

as Second Gentleman

Tim Brown

as Captain

Adam Kurakin

as Herald

Fraser Wilson

as Third Gentleman

Richard Albrecht

as Officer