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  • King Lear (2014)
  • 210 min | Drama, History
King Lear (2014)
210 min | Drama, History

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Directors
Sam Mendes | Robin Lough (co-director)
Writers
William Shakespeare (play) | Geoffrey of Monmouth (source material)
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Release date
May 18, 2014 (United States)

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36 cast members
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Saif Al-Warith
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Waj Ali
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Nathan Ampofo
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Paul Anthoney
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James Barnes
French Soldier (as James Williams) French Soldier (as James Williams)   See fewer
Jonathan Blakeley
Lear Knight / Gloucester Servant Lear Knight / Gloucester Servant   See fewer
Stephen Boxer
The Earl of Gloucester The Earl of Gloucester   See fewer
Tom Brooke
Edgar Edgar   See fewer
Richard Clothier
The Duke of Albany The Duke of Albany   See fewer
Matthew Darcy
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Amit Dhut
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Noor Dillan-Night
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Paapa Essiedu
The Duke of Burgundy The Duke of Burgundy   See fewer
Kate Fleetwood
Goneril Goneril   See fewer
Colin Haigh
Old Man Old Man   See fewer
John Hastings
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James Inkson-Stevens
Knight (as James Inkson) Knight (as James Inkson)   See fewer
Michael Nardone
The Duke of Cornwall The Duke of Cornwall   See fewer
Shane Noone
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Joseph Ogeleka
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Gary Powell
An Officer An Officer   See fewer
Javier Rasero
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Adrian Scarborough
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Anthony Steele
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Jonathan Dryden Taylor
Cornwall's Servant Cornwall's Servant   See fewer
Stanley Townsend
The Earl of Kent The Earl of Kent   See fewer
Sam Troughton
Edmund Edmund   See fewer
Maxwell Tyler
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Olivia Vinall
Cordelia Cordelia   See fewer
Ross Waiton
King of France / Captain King of France / Captain   See fewer
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