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King Lear (1983 TV programme) Laurence Olivier and John Hurt played respectively Lear and the Fool in this production to great acclaim, winning an Emmy for his performance. It was the last of Olivier's appearances in a Shakespeare play. At 75, he was one of the oldest actors to take on this enormously demanding role.

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King Lear (2008 TV Movie) 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. 49. My Name Is Leon (2022 TV Movie)

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According to the Stationers’ Register recorded on November 26, 1607, King Lear was performed for King James I at Whitehall on St. Stephen’s night as a Christmas celebration on December 26, 1606. The legend of King Lear, well-known in Shakespeare’s day, was about a mythical British king dating back to the obscurity of ancient times.

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Why did Laurence Olivier play Lear?
Shakespeare's characters use the clothing, weapons, and technology of the early Bronze Age rather than the Elizabethan era. Laurence Olivier played Lear in this production to great acclaim, winning an Emmy for his performance. It was the last of Olivier's appearances in a Shakespeare play.

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King Lear (1983) is a video production of William Shakespeare 's 1606 play of the same name, directed by Michael Elliott. It was broadcast in 1983 in the UK and in 1984 in the US. [1] Production and release. Elliott set his Lear in an environment resembling Stonehenge, although the production was entirely shot in a studio.
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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.
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- Director: Michael Elliott
- Release Date: 1984-01-26
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Jun 24, 2021 · King Lear (1983 TV programme) Laurence Olivier and John Hurt played respectively Lear and the Fool in this production to great acclaim, winning an Emmy for his performance.
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Apr 6, 2016 · The Bill / Shakespeare Project reviews the 1983 Granada Television production of King Lear, and finds Olivier's performance incredible.
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The first British television King Lear (BBC, tx. 22 & 29/8/1948) was by all accounts a very successful production, and its timeslot of 200 minutes suggests a very full account of the text. Directed by Royston Morley , it starred William Devlin (Lear), Rosalie Crutchley (Goneril), Nicolette Bernard (Regan), Ursula Howells (Cordelia) and Patrick ...
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36 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 9/10. An All Star Cast Takes on Shakespeare's Greatest Tragedy. Dan1863Sickles 22 February 2006. An all-star cast takes on Shakespeare's greatest tragedy. Laurence Olivier is Lear -- once a mighty king, now a weak, jealous old man.