King Lear
2018 · Movie · 115 min · ★ 6.1
Set in the fictional present and starring Anthony Hopkins, the 80 year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their affection for him. When his youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses to flatter him, hurt and angry Lear banishes her. With that fateful decision, family and state collapse into chaos and warfare.
Based on King Lear
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-05-28
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 115 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (106 votes)
Themes
- theater play
- fool
- tragedy
- storm
- king lear
- abdication
- elizabethan england
Cast & crew
Anthony Hopkins
as Lear
Emma Thompson
as Goneril
Emily Watson
as Regan
Jim Broadbent
as Earl of Gloucester
Florence Pugh
as Cordelia
Jim Carter
as Earl of Kent
Andrew Scott
as Edgar
John Macmillan
as Edmund
Tobias Menzies
as Duke of Cornwall
Anthony Calf
as Duke of Albany
Directed by Richard Eyre