King Lear

Nan
2h 30m
2008
6.7 /10 (13)

Overview

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

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : English
Released Date: 2008-08-06

Top Billed Cast

Ian McKellen

King Lear

Romola Garai

Cordelia

Monica Dolan

Regan

Sylvester McCoy

The Fool

Philip Winchester

Edmund

Peter Hinton

Duke of Burgundy

Jonathan Hyde

Earl of Kent

Frances Barber

Goneril

William Gaunt

Earl of Gloucester

Julian Harries

Duke of Albany

Ben Meyjes

Edgar

Guy Williams

Duke of Cornwall

John Heffernan

Oswald

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