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King Lear
King Lear
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  2. King Lear

King Lear

2012
2h 30m

Status

Released

Release

2012

Runtime

2h 30m

Storyline

Captured live at the Almeida Theatre in November 2012. An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 30m
Nov 1, 2012
Director
Michael Attenborough
Production
Almeida Theatre
Almeida Theatre
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

King Lear

Clive Wood

Clive Wood

Earl of Gloucester

Richard Hope

Richard Hope

Duke of Albany

Phoebe Fox

Phoebe Fox

Cordelia

Ian Gelder

Ian Gelder

Earl of Kent

Zoe Waites

Goneril

Jenny Jules

Jenny Jules

Regan

Kieran Bew

Kieran Bew

Edmund

Joplin Sibtain

Joplin Sibtain

Duke of Cornwall

Benjamin Dilloway

Benjamin Dilloway

King of France

Richard Goulding

Richard Goulding

Edgar

Barry McCarthy

Barry McCarthy

Lear's Gentleman

Trevor Fox

Trevor Fox

Fool

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