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Dec 25, 2008 · 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.
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- Trevor Nunn
- 2008-12-25
181 minutes. Original release. Release. 26 December 2008. ( 2008-12-26) King Lear is a 2008 television film based on the William Shakespeare play of the same name, directed by Trevor Nunn. It was broadcast on More4 in the UK on Christmas Day, and shown on PBS ' Great Performances in the United States in March 2009.
- 26 December 2008
- William Shakespeare
King Lear. 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. 31 IMDb 7.5 2 h 53 min 2008. X-Ray 13+.
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King Lear 2008 2 hr. 53 min. Drama List Reviews 71% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Shakespeare's king (Ian McKellen) vows revenge when his daughters usurp his power.
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- Richard Price TV Associates Ltd.
- Ian Mckellen
Mar 19, 2009 · King Lear Films. March 19, 2009. We are blessed with eleven film versions of King Lear (including the announced release of the McKellen film). While we might say that some are better...
- Kim Maxwell
Mar 25, 2009 · This film version was made in 2008 in studios in London. McKellen presently performs the role of Estragon in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot with Patrick Stewart as Vladimir, in regional theater ...