

Drama · TV Movie
Overview
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Top Cast


Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
King Lear
Ian McKellen
King Lear


Romola Garai
Romola Garai
Cordelia
Romola Garai
Cordelia


Monica Dolan
Monica Dolan
Regan
Monica Dolan
Regan


Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy
The Fool
Sylvester McCoy
The Fool


Philip Winchester
Philip Winchester
Edmund
Philip Winchester
Edmund
Peter Hinton
Peter Hinton
Duke of Burgundy
Peter Hinton
Duke of Burgundy


Jonathan Hyde
Jonathan Hyde
Earl of Kent
Jonathan Hyde
Earl of Kent


Frances Barber
Frances Barber
Goneril
Frances Barber
Goneril


William Gaunt
William Gaunt
Earl of Gloucester
William Gaunt
Earl of Gloucester


Julian Harries
Julian Harries
Duke of Albany
Julian Harries
Duke of Albany
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