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King Lear is a 1987 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play in the style of experimental French New Wave cinema. The script (originally assigned to Norman Mailer but not used) was primarily by Peter Sellars and Tom Luddy.
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115 minutes. Original release. Network. BBC Two. Release. 28 May 2018. ( 2018-05-28) King Lear is a 2018 British-American television film directed by Richard Eyre. An adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, cut to just 115 minutes, it was broadcast on BBC Two on 28 May 2018. [1]
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Sep 28, 2018 · 1 Video. 23 Photos. Drama. An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one. Director. Richard Eyre. Writers. Richard Eyre. William Shakespeare. Stars. Jim Broadbent. Jim Carter. Tobias Menzies. See production info at IMDbPro. 41 User reviews. 13 Critic reviews.
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Feb 8, 2019 · 11. King Lear (1971) The second of two masterly Shakespeare movies, Grigori Kozintsev’s Russian Lear was shot almost concurrently with Peter Brook’s version (see below). The two couldn’t...
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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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72 IMDb 6.5 2 h 18 min 1991. 13+. Drama. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial. Details. Ian Holm stars in this award-winning Royal National Theatre Production of William Shakespeare's King Lear.