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King Lear

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King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Date: 08/06/2008
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Monica Dolan, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, Frances Barber, William Gaunt, Julian Harries

Ian McKellen as King Lear in King Lear Ian McKellen

Romola Garai as Cordelia in King Lear Romola Garai

Monica Dolan as Regan in King Lear Monica Dolan

Sylvester McCoy as The Fool in King Lear Sylvester McCoy

Philip Winchester as Edmund in King Lear Philip Winchester

Peter Hinton

Jonathan Hyde as Earl of Kent in King Lear Jonathan Hyde

Frances Barber as Goneril in King Lear Frances Barber

William Gaunt as Earl of Gloucester in King Lear William Gaunt

Julian Harries as Duke of Albany in King Lear Julian Harries

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