King Lear (1982)

Name: King Lear
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982-09-19
Duration: 185 min
Cast: Michael Hordern, Brenda Blethyn, Gillian Barge, Penelope Wilton, John Shrapnel

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

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Released 1982-09-19 · 185 min · Drama

Directed by Jonathan Miller

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
John Grillo as Oswald
Iain Armstrong as First Gentleman
Frank Middlemass as Fool