King Lear

3h 5min

Drama

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

Cast

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Earl of Kent
Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Earl of Gloucester
John Bird

John Bird

Duke of Albany
Julian Curry

Julian Curry

Duke of Cornwall
David Weston

David Weston

Duke of Burgundy
Harry Waters

Harry Waters

King of France
Iain Armstrong

Iain Armstrong

First Gentleman
Stuart Blake

Stuart Blake

First Servant
Tony Sympson

Tony Sympson

Second Servant
Peter Walmsley

Peter Walmsley

Third Servant
John Dallimore

John Dallimore

Second Gentleman
Tim Brown

Tim Brown

Captain
Fraser Wilson

Fraser Wilson

Third Gentleman

Release date

19th Sep 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English