King Lear (1983)
Overview
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.163 |
Directed By
Michael Elliott
TOP CAST
Laurence Olivier
King Lear
John Hurt
The Fool
Brian Cox
Burgundy
Dorothy Tutin
Goneril
Anna Calder-Marshall
Cordelia
Diana Rigg
Regan
Leo McKern
Gloucester
David Threlfall
Edgar
Robert Lindsay
Edmund
Colin Blakely
Kent
Jeremy Kemp
Cornwall
Robert Lang
Albany
Edward Petherbridge
France
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