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King Lear

2008

2h 30m

Director: Trevor Nunn

Overview

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

Cast

13 people

Photo of Ian McKellen as King Lear

Ian McKellen

King Lear

Photo of Romola Garai as Cordelia

Romola Garai

Cordelia

Photo of Monica Dolan as Regan

Monica Dolan

Regan

Photo of Sylvester McCoy as The Fool

Sylvester McCoy

The Fool

Photo of Philip Winchester as Edmund

Philip Winchester

Edmund

Peter Hinton

Duke of Burgundy

Photo of Jonathan Hyde as Earl of Kent

Jonathan Hyde

Earl of Kent

Photo of Frances Barber as Goneril

Frances Barber

Goneril

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