King Lear (2018)
3.3 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 55min
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- Synopsis:
- Set in the fictional present and starring Anthony Hopkins, the 80 year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril (Emma Thompson), Regan (Emily Watson) and Cordelia (Florence Pugh), according to their affection for him. When his youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses to flatter him, hurt and angry Lear banishes her. With that fateful decision, family and state collapse into chaos and warfare.
- Actors:
- Jim Broadbent, Jim Carter, Tobias Menzies, Emily Watson, John MacMillan, Florence Pugh, Emma Thompson, Anthony Calf, Anthony Hopkins, Simon Manyonda, Chukwudi Iwuji, Karl Johnson, Samuel Valentine, Andrew Scott, Christopher Eccleston, Arinzé Kene, John Standing, Sharon Wattis, Kaye Brown, Raphael Desprez
- Directors:
- Richard Eyre
- Producers:
- Noëlette Buckley
- Writers:
- Richard Eyre, William Shakespeare
- Aka:
- William Shakespeare's King Lear
- Genres:
- Drama
