National Theatre Live: King Lear

7.0 2011 156 min
Drama

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in Western literature, King Lear explores…

Cast

The cast behind this title

Derek Jacobi King Lear
Michael Hadley Earl of Kent
Paul Jesson Earl of Gloucester
Alec Newman Edmund
Gina McKee Goneril
Justine Mitchell Regan
Pippa Bennett-Warner Cordelia
Tom Beard Duke of Albany
Gideon Turner Duke of Cornwall
Stefano Braschi Duke of Burgundy
Ashley Zhangazha King of France
Gwilym Lee Edgar
Amit Shah Oswald
Ron Cook The Fool
Harry Attwell Gentleman
Derek Hutchinson Old Servant

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