King Lear

1998 2h 30m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ian Holm
King Lear
Amanda Redman
Regan
Barbara Flynn
Goneril
Victoria Hamilton
Cordelia
Timothy West
Gloucester
Paul Rhys
Edgar
Finbar Lynch
Edmund
David Burke
Kent

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Eyre
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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1 / 7

RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 7

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ian Holm and Amanda Redman and Barbara Flynn carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0148376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Richard Eyre directs. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Ian Holm and Amanda Redman and Barbara Flynn carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0148376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.