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King Lear
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Where to watch King Lear
King Lear is streaming in the US on Britbox and Kanopy.
Cast
- Michael Hordern as King Lear
- Brenda Blethyn as Cordelia
- Gillian Barge as Goneril
- Penelope Wilton as Regan
- John Shrapnel as Earl of Kent
- Norman Rodway as Earl of Gloucester
- Michael Kitchen as Edmund
- John Bird as Duke of Albany
- Julian Curry as Duke of Cornwall
- David Weston as Duke of Burgundy
- Harry Waters as King of France
- Anton Lesser as Edgar
Details
- Director
- Jonathan Miller
- Released
- September 19, 1982
- Runtime
- 3h 5m
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.5 / 10 from 6 votes
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