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National Theatre Live: King Lear

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

National Theatre Live: King Lear

📅 2018🌐 ENMovie

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Genres

Drama

Overview

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

Details

🎬 Type: Movie

📅 Year: 2018

⭐ Rating: 8.1/10

Cast

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Ian McKellen

King Lear

Sinéad Cusack

Kent

Danny Webb

Gloucester

Kirsty Bushell

Regan

James Corrigan

Edmund

Lloyd Hutchinson

Fool

Claire Price

Goneril

Luke Thompson

Edgar

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