King Lear

Directed by Michael Elliott
PG
1983    2h 38mDrama, TV Movie
7.562%6.5
Aging King Lear invites disaster when he abdicates to his two disloyal and obsequious daughters while rejecting the one who truly loves him.

Where to Watch King Lear

  • Laurence OlivierKing Lear
  • John HurtThe Fool
  • Brian CoxBurgundy
  • Dorothy TutinGoneril
  • Anna Calder-MarshallCordelia
  • Diana RiggRegan
  • Leo McKernGloucester
  • David ThrelfallEdgar
  • Robert LindsayEdmund
  • Colin BlakelyKent
  • Jeremy KempCornwall
  • Robert LangAlbany
  • Edward PetherbridgeFrance
  • Geoffrey BatemanOswald
  • John CordingLear's Knight
  • Benny YoungCornwall's Servant
  • Esmond KnightOld Man
  • Ian RuskinEdmund's Officer
  • Paul CurranDoctor
  • Ronald ForfarFirst Officer

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King Lear Trivia

King Lear was released on April 3, 1983.

King Lear was directed by Michael Elliott.

King Lear has a runtime of 2 hr 38 min.

King Lear was produced by David Plowright.

The key characters in King Lear are King Lear (Laurence Olivier), The Fool (John Hurt), Burgundy (Brian Cox).

King Lear is rated PG.

King Lear is a Drama, TV Movie film.

King Lear has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.

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