King Lear
2008 · Movie · 155 min · ★ 6.7
Sir Ian McKellen gives a tour-de-force performance as Shakespeare's tragic monarch, in this special television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of one of the playwright's most enduring and haunting works.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-08-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 155 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (13 votes)
Cast & crew
Ian McKellen
as King Lear
Romola Garai
as Cordelia
Monica Dolan
as Regan
Sylvester McCoy
as The Fool
Philip Winchester
as Edmund
- PH
Peter Hinton
as Duke of Burgundy
Jonathan Hyde
as Earl of Kent
Frances Barber
as Goneril
William Gaunt
as Earl of Gloucester
Julian Harries
as Duke of Albany
Directed by Trevor Nunn