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King Lear

King Lear

20186.11h 55m

Overview

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

Directed by Richard Eyre
Written by Richard Eyre, William Shakespeare
Produced by Noëlette Buckley
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Top Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Lear

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Goneril

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Regan

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Earl of Gloucester

Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh

Cordelia

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Earl of Kent

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Edgar

John Macmillan

John Macmillan

Edmund

Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Duke of Cornwall

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Duke of Albany

Themes & Keywords

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About King Lear

King Lear is a drama, tv movie film released in 2018 exploring themes of theater play, fool, tragedy, storm, king lear, abdication. Directed by Richard Eyre, it stars Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson. An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

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