King Lear

King Lear

NR
6.7
150 min
2008
Drama•
TV Movie

Cast & Crew

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

as King Lear

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

as Cordelia

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

as Regan

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

as The Fool

Philip Winchester

Philip Winchester

as Edmund

Peter Hinton

as Duke of Burgundy

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

as Earl of Kent

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

as Goneril

William Gaunt

William Gaunt

as Earl of Gloucester

Trevor Nunn

Trevor Nunn

Director

Overview

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

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