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King Lear (2008)

  • Drama
  • TV Movie

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

Rating
6.4 / 10 (14 votes)
Release date
August 6, 2008
Runtime
3h 01m
Language
English
Director
Trevor Nunn
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Ian McKellenKing Lear
  • Romola GaraiCordelia
  • Monica DolanRegan
  • Sylvester McCoyThe Fool
  • Philip WinchesterEdmund
  • Peter HintonDuke of Burgundy
  • Jonathan HydeEarl of Kent
  • Frances BarberGoneril
  • William GauntEarl of Gloucester
  • Julian HarriesDuke of Albany
  • Ben MeyjesEdgar
  • Guy WilliamsDuke of Cornwall

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