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King Lear

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Calorie Rating: 260
Released: 1982-09-19
Running Time: 185 Minutes


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 flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Director / Directors



Cast

Michael Hordern
Character: King Lear
Brenda Blethyn
Character: Cordelia
John Shrapnel
Character: Earl of Kent

Norman Rodway
Character: Earl of Gloucester
Michael Kitchen
Character: Edmund
Gillian Barge
Character: Goneril

Penelope Wilton
Character: Regan
John Bird
Character: Duke of Albany
Julian Curry
Character: Duke of Cornwall

David Weston
Character: Duke of Burgundy
Harry Waters
Character: King of France
Anton Lesser
Character: Edgar

John Grillo
Character: Oswald
Iain Armstrong
Character: First Gentleman
Frank Middlemass
Character: Fool

Ken Stott
Character: Curan
Stuart Blake
Character: First Servant
Tony Sympson
Character: Second Servant

Peter Walmsley
Character: Third Servant
George Howe
Character: Doctor
John Dallimore
Character: Second Gentleman

Tim Brown
Character: Captain
Adam Kurakin
Character: Herald
Fraser Wilson
Character: Third Gentleman

Richard Albrecht
Character: Officer


Production and Crew

Ron Green
Cinematography

Colin Lowrey
Production Design
Raymond Hughes
Costume Design
Eileen Mair
Makeup Artist

Peter Stenning
Production Manager