King Lear

King Lear

115 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 28, 2018

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

King Lear

115 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 28, 2018

King Lear
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers BBC, Playground Entertainment, Amazon Studios, Sonia Friedman Productions, Lemaise Pictures
Original title King Lear
Directors Luc Gavigan, Alex Gavigan, Nick Shuttleworth, Karen Savage, Richard Eyre
Writers Richard Eyre, William Shakespeare

Cast

Anthony Hopkins

as Lear

Emma Thompson

as Goneril

Emily Watson

as Regan

Jim Broadbent

as Earl of Gloucester

Florence Pugh

as Cordelia

Jim Carter

as Earl of Kent

Andrew Scott

as Edgar

John Macmillan

as Edmund

Tobias Menzies

as Duke of Cornwall

Anthony Calf

as Duke of Albany

Karl Johnson

as Fool

John Standing

as Butler

Simon Manyonda

as Duke of Burgundy

Chukwudi Iwuji

as King of France

Samuel Valentine

as Lear's Gentleman

Arinzé Kene

as Lieutenant

Sharon Wattis

as 1st Maid

Kaye Brown

as 2nd Maid

Raphael Desprez

as French Officer

Peter Forbes

as Doctor

Sam Redford

as Young Captain

Liam McKenna

as Sergeant Major

Paul Tinto

as Soldier

Eric Kofi Abrefa

as Officer (Dover Castle)

Nick Khan

as Refugee

Yassine Mkhichen

as Refugee

Matt Rentell

as Soldier

Daria Riz

as Refugee

Belal Sabir

as Refugee

Karma Sood

as Refugee Boy

Shawn Dixon

as Knight #1 (uncredited)