King Lear

King Lear
2h 30min

Drama

TV Movie

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

Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

King Lear

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Cordelia

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Regan

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

The Fool

Philip Winchester

Philip Winchester

Edmund

Peter Hinton

Peter Hinton

Duke of Burgundy

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

Earl of Kent

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Goneril

William Gaunt

William Gaunt

Earl of Gloucester

Julian Harries

Julian Harries

Duke of Albany

Ben Meyjes

Ben Meyjes

Edgar

Guy Williams

Guy Williams

Duke of Cornwall

John Heffernan

John Heffernan

Oswald

Release date

6th Aug 2008

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English