Movie Description
National Theatre Live: King Lear
(2018)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jonathan Munby,Ross MacGibbon
- Cast : Ian McKellen,Sinéad Cusack,Danny Webb,Kirsty Bushell,James Corrigan,Lloyd Hutchinson,Claire Price,Luke Thompson,Anita-Joy Uwajeh,Richard Clews,John Hastings,Jake Mann,Michael Matus,Caleb Roberts,Anthony Howell,Daniel Rabin,Scott Sparrow,James Millard,Johanne Murdock,Jessica Murrain,John Vernon
Cast
King Lear
Kent
Gloucester
Regan
Edmund
Fool
Goneril
Edgar
Cordelia
Gentleman Informer / Old Man
Curan / Doctor
Burgundy / Lear's Knight
Oswald
King of France
Albany
Cornwall
Albany's Man
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Facts
Original TitleNational Theatre Live: King Lear
Status Released
Release Information
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2018-09-27
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 03h 47m
Homepagehttps://www.ntathome.com/king-lear
Production CompaniesNational Theatre,Chichester Festival Theatre
Genres
- Drama
