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King Lear

Jonathan Miller

1982 • 3h 5m

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

King Lear

Cast

Michael Hordern

Michael HordernKing Lear

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda BlethynCordelia

Gillian BargeGoneril

Penelope Wilton

Penelope WiltonRegan

John Shrapnel

John ShrapnelEarl of Kent

Norman Rodway

Norman RodwayEarl of Gloucester

Michael Kitchen

Michael KitchenEdmund

John Bird

John BirdDuke of Albany

Julian Curry

Julian CurryDuke of Cornwall

David Weston

David WestonDuke of Burgundy

Harry WatersKing of France

Anton Lesser

Anton LesserEdgar

John Grillo

John GrilloOswald

Iain ArmstrongFirst Gentleman

Frank Middlemass

Frank MiddlemassFool

Crew

Jonathan Miller

Jonathan MillerDirector

William Shakespeare

William ShakespeareTheatre Play

Shaun Sutton

Shaun SuttonProducer

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