Movie Description
National Theatre Live: King Lear
(2011)Overview
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in Western literature, King Lear explores the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil.
Cast
King Lear
Earl of Kent
Earl of Gloucester
Edmund
Goneril
Regan
Cordelia
Duke of Albany
Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Burgundy
King of France
Edgar
Oswald
The Fool
Gentleman
Old Servant
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Facts
Original TitleNational Theatre Live: King Lear
Status Released
Release Information
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2011-02-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 36m
Production CompaniesNational Theatre
Genres
- Drama
