King Lear (2008)

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King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Cast & Crew

Director
Trevor Nunn
  • Profile picture of Ian McKellen
    King Lear Ian McKellen
  • Profile picture of Romola Garai
    Cordelia Romola Garai
  • Profile picture of Monica Dolan
    Regan Monica Dolan
  • Profile picture of Sylvester McCoy
    The Fool Sylvester McCoy
  • Profile picture of Philip Winchester
    Edmund Philip Winchester
  • Profile picture of Jonathan Hyde
    Earl of Kent Jonathan Hyde
  • Profile picture of Frances Barber
    Goneril Frances Barber
  • Profile picture of William Gaunt
    Earl of Gloucester William Gaunt

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