PG
1983    2 h 38 minDramat, film TV
7.562%6.7
Aging King Lear invites disaster when he abdicates to his two disloyal and obsequious daughters while rejecting the one who truly loves him.
Directed by Michael Elliott

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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