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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Michael Hordern, Brenda Blethyn, John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway, Michael Kitchen, Gillian Barge
Crew: Jonathan Miller (Director), William Shakespeare (Theatre Play), Raymond Hughes (Costume Design), Howard Dell (Editor), Ron Green (Cinematography), Colin Lowrey (Production Design)
Country: United Kingdom
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Runtime: 185 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 19, 1982
IMDb: 5
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