CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 2h 30m

King Lear

85%(2)IMDbDramaTV Movie

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

Directed byRichard Eyre

Status: Released
Runtime: 2h 30m
Language: EN
Released: March 21, 1998

Studios

BBC

GBH

Chestermead

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited

Starring

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

King Lear

Amanda Redman

Amanda Redman

Regan

Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

Goneril

Victoria Hamilton

Victoria Hamilton

Cordelia

Timothy West

Timothy West

Gloucester

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

Edgar

Finbar Lynch

Finbar Lynch

Edmund

David Burke

David Burke

Kent

Michael Bryant

Michael Bryant

Fool

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Eyre

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