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King Lear
King Lear

King Lear

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

6.057/10

Release Date

28 May 2018

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Lear

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Goneril

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Regan

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Earl of Gloucester

Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh

Cordelia

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Earl of Kent

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Edgar

John Macmillan

John Macmillan

Edmund

Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Duke of Cornwall

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Duke of Albany

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Fool

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Oswald

John Standing

John Standing

Butler

Simon Manyonda

Simon Manyonda

Duke of Burgundy

Chukwudi Iwuji

Chukwudi Iwuji

King of France

Samuel Valentine

Samuel Valentine

Lear's Gentleman

Arinzé Kene

Arinzé Kene

Lieutenant

Sharon Wattis

Sharon Wattis

1st Maid

Kaye Brown

Kaye Brown

2nd Maid

Raphael Desprez

Raphael Desprez

French Officer

Peter Forbes

Peter Forbes

Doctor

Sam Redford

Sam Redford

Young Captain

Liam McKenna

Liam McKenna

Sergeant Major

Paul Tinto

Paul Tinto

Soldier

Eric Kofi Abrefa

Eric Kofi Abrefa

Officer (Dover Castle)

Nick Khan

Nick Khan

Refugee

Yassine Mkhichen

Yassine Mkhichen

Refugee

Matt Rentell

Matt Rentell

Soldier

Daria Riz

Daria Riz

Refugee

Belal Sabir

Belal Sabir

Refugee

Karma Sood

Karma Sood

Refugee Boy

Shawn Dixon

Shawn Dixon

Knight #1 (uncredited)

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