King Lear
Directed by Jonathan Miller7.66.0
King Lear (Sir Michael Hordern), old and tired, divides his kingdom amongst his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia (Brenda Blethyn), 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 (Gillian Barge) and Regan (Dame Penelope Wilton) have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, King Lear's loyal courtier the Earl of Gloucester (Norman Rodway) favors his illegitimate son Edmund (Michael Kitchen) after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar (Anton Lesser). Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
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King Lear was released on September 19, 1982.
King Lear was directed by Jonathan Miller.
King Lear has a runtime of 3 hr 5 min.
King Lear was produced by Shaun Sutton.
The key characters in King Lear are King Lear (Michael Hordern), Cordelia (Brenda Blethyn), Goneril (Gillian Barge).
King Lear is rated Not Rated.
King Lear is a Drama film.
King Lear has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.