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King Lear

Trevor Nunn

2008 • 2h 30m

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

King Lear

Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellenKing Lear

Romola Garai

Romola GaraiCordelia

Monica Dolan

Monica DolanRegan

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoyThe Fool

Philip Winchester

Philip WinchesterEdmund

Peter HintonDuke of Burgundy

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan HydeEarl of Kent

Frances Barber

Frances BarberGoneril

William Gaunt

William GauntEarl of Gloucester

Julian Harries

Julian HarriesDuke of Albany

Ben MeyjesEdgar

Guy WilliamsDuke of Cornwall

John Heffernan

John HeffernanOswald

Crew

Trevor Nunn

Trevor NunnDirector

William Shakespeare

William ShakespeareAuthor

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