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King Lear

King Lear

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Drama   TV Movie
📜 Overview: An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2008-08-06
⌚ Running Time: 150 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.7

Beloved Cast

Ian McKellen original image
King Lear
Ian McKellen
Romola Garai original image
Cordelia
Romola Garai
Monica Dolan original image
Regan
Monica Dolan
Sylvester McCoy original image
The Fool
Sylvester McCoy
Philip Winchester original image
Edmund
Philip Winchester
Peter Hinton original image
Duke of Burgundy
Peter Hinton
Jonathan Hyde original image
Earl of Kent
Jonathan Hyde
Frances Barber original image
Goneril
Frances Barber
William Gaunt original image
Earl of Gloucester
William Gaunt
Julian Harries original image
Duke of Albany
Julian Harries
Ben Meyjes original image
Edgar
Ben Meyjes
Guy Williams original image
Duke of Cornwall
Guy Williams
John Heffernan original image
Oswald
John Heffernan

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