Movie
King Lear
20181h 55m6.1 / 10
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
More about King Lear
Cast
Anthony HopkinsLear
Emma ThompsonGoneril
Emily WatsonRegan
Jim BroadbentEarl of Gloucester
Florence PughCordelia
Jim CarterEarl of Kent
Andrew ScottEdgar
John MacmillanEdmundCredits
- Directed by
- Richard Eyre
- Written by
- Richard Eyre
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Playground EntertainmentUnited States
Sonia Friedman ProductionsUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
Amazon StudiosUnited States- Lemaise PicturesUnited Kingdom
Themes
abdicationelizabethan englandfoolking learstormtheater playtragedy
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