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King Lear

Sep 19, 1982 · 3h 5m
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An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

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CAST

Michael Hordern
King Lear
Brenda Blethyn
Cordelia
Gillian Barge
Goneril
Penelope Wilton
Regan
John Shrapnel
Earl of Kent
Norman Rodway
Earl of Gloucester
Michael Kitchen
Edmund
John Bird
Duke of Albany
Directed by Jonathan Miller

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
GB

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