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King Lear (1982)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 180 min | Drama

King Lear (1982)

Not Rated

TV Movie | 180 min | Drama

King Lear (Sir Michael Hordern), old and tired, divides his kingdom amongst his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia (Brenda Blethyn), youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter ...See moreKing Lear (Sir Michael Hordern), old and tired, divides his kingdom amongst his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia (Brenda Blethyn), 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 (Gillian Barge) and Regan (Dame Penelope Wilton) have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, King Lear's loyal courtier the Earl of Gloucester (Norman Rodway) favors his illegitimate son Edmund (Michael Kitchen) after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar (Anton Lesser). Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers. Written by Jim Beaver See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
John Shrapnel Earl of Kent Earl of Kent See fewer	Troy (2004)
Norman Rodway Earl of Gloucester Earl of Gloucester See fewer	Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Michael Kitchen Edmund Edmund See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Michael Hordern King Lear King Lear See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Gillian Barge Goneril Goneril See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
Brenda Blethyn Cordelia Cordelia See fewer	Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Penelope Wilton Regan Regan See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
John Bird Duke of Albany Duke of Albany See fewer	Rory Bremner, Who Else? (1993)
Julian Curry Duke of Cornwall Duke of Cornwall See fewer	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
David Weston Duke of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Harry Waters King of France King of France See fewer	The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
Anton Lesser Edgar Edgar See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
John Grillo Oswald Oswald See fewer	Brazil (1985)
Iain Armstrong First Gentleman First Gentleman See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Frank Middlemass Fool Fool See fewer	Barry Lyndon (1975)
Ken Stott Curan Curan See fewer	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Stuart Blake First Servant First Servant See fewer	Flash Gordon (1980)
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Tim Brown Captain Captain See fewer	The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
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Fraser Wilson Third Gentleman Third Gentleman See fewer	The Nightmare Man (1981)
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