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Dec 25, 2008 · King Lear: Directed by Trevor Nunn. With Ian McKellen, William Gaunt, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes. 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.
Jul 2, 2021 · The once powerful King Lear chooses to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, and so begins one of Shakespeare’s most moving tragedies. At the crucial point of relinquishing his realm, Lear demands to know which of his daughters loves him the most. His ambitious older daughters answer with false praise and lavish flattery, however his youngest daughter, who does truly love him ...
Oct 18, 1982 · King Lear: Directed by Jonathan Miller. With John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway, Michael Kitchen, Michael Hordern. King Lear (Sir Michael Hordern), old and tired, divides his kingdom amongst his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him.
Mar 19, 2009 · 1953 Orson Welles as Lear, Andrew McCullough / Peter Brook, directors. Shot for the CBS Omnibus series in 1953, this black and white version cuts the second plot to meet the 75 minute time slot of ...
Where to watch King Lear (2018) starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson and directed by Richard Eyre.
S1 E1 - King Lear. September 27, 2018. 1 h 55 min. 13+. 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.
Jan 26, 1984 · King Lear: Directed by Michael Elliott. With Colin Blakely, Leo McKern, Robert Lindsay, Laurence Olivier. Aging King Lear invites disaster when he abdicates to his two disloyal and obsequious daughters while rejecting the one who truly loves him.
