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     Brian Blessed

     King Lear
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     Hildegarde Neil

     The Fool
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     Jason Riddington

     Edmund
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     Graham McTavish

     Duke of Albany

2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0302691King Lear (1999) - IMDb

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   May 7, 1999 · King Lear: Directed by Brian Blessed, Tony Rotherham. With Brian Blessed, Hildegard Neil, Jason Riddington, Phillipa Peak. King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him.

   • 6/10 (99)
   • Genre: Drama

   • Director: Brian Blessed, Tony Rotherham
   • Release Date: 1999-05-07

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   KING LEAR 1999. A full-scale production of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy. The parts of Lear and Edgar are particularly well-acted, and the storm scenes are awe-inspiring. Adapted &...

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5. www.pbs.org › wnet › gperfKing Lear | King Lear Films | Great Performances | PBS

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   Mar 19, 2009 · It has spectacular scenes, including a battle scene with hundreds who shout and clamor and roar at each other as if they were in a movie by Kurosawa. Blessed himself has a great voice and...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › King_Lear_(1999_film)King Lear (1999 film) - Wikipedia

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   King Lear is a 1999 adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. The film stars Brian Blessed (who also co-directed the film, along with Tony Rotherham) in the title role. Apart from Peter Brook's King Lear in 1971, it is the only other feature

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   King Lear. As the world recovers from the destruction of the Chernobyl disaster, William Shakespeare Jr. the Fifth (Peter Sellars) attempts to restore the human race's great works of art.

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   • Director: Jean-Luc Godard

   • Content Rating: PG
   • Actors: Burgess Meredith

9. thebillshakespeareproject.com › 2016 › 03King Lear video capsule review: 1999, directed by Brian ...

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   Mar 24, 2016 · And though there’ve been some cuts made, the film still runs a long three and a quarter hours, mostly due to a seeming interminable final scene. Is it bad? Not quite.

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    Is King Lear based on a true story?

    • (January 2021) King Lear is a 1999 adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play of the same name. The film stars Brian Blessed (who also co-directed the film, along with Tony Rotherham) in the title role. Apart from Peter Brook's King Lear in 1971, it is the only other feature-length film adaptation to preserve Shakespeare's verse.

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    Where was King Lear filmed?

    • 1971 Paul Scofield as Lear, Peter Brook director Peter Brook rewrote the King Lear interpretative book with his 1962 stage production starring Paul Scofield. This film version reflects the play, but is shot in Denmark, with vast landscapes, snow, creaking old castles, and some amazing old carriages.

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    Is King Lear a good movie?

    • It is clear, without greatness. 1984 Lawrence Olivier as Lear, Michael Elliot director Probably the most celebrated King Lear on film, this version with Lawrence Olivier has many fine moments. Elliot set the time among the Druids and Stonehenge, giving the play a mythical quality that helps offset the obvious limitations of a studio project.

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    What makes King Lear so special?

    • There are many adaptations of King Lear for the silver screen or the TV screen. So a question one has to ask is: what makes this version so special? The answer is: nothing at all. Even in the first scene, it is made clear that this was a very low-budget production. The entire look-and-feel of the film is cheap.

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11. www.avclub.com › film › reviewsKing Lear (1999) - The A.V. Club

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    King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly...