King Lear

King Lear

🎞️ Movie 190 min GB
โ˜… 6.1 /10 1999

"The great stonehenge of the mind" - Dr Johnson

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

Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed
King Lear
Hildegard Neil
Hildegard Neil
The Fool
Jason Riddington
Jason Riddington
Edmund
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Phillipa Peak
Cordelia
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Peter Balderstone
Cornwall's Captain
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Mark Burgess
Edgar
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C.Dan
Associate Producer
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John Corvin
Gentleman
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Paul Curran
King of France
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C. Dan
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Paul Farrer
Composer
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Lisa Von Hasenberg
Composer
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Chris Weaver
Cinematographer