National Theatre Live: King Lear

Name: National Theatre Live: King Lear
Director: Unknown
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011-02-03
Duration: 156 min
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Michael Hadley, Paul Jesson, Alec Newman, Gina McKee

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2011 · 156 min · Drama · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

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 the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil.

Cast

Derek Jacobi — King Lear
Michael Hadley — Earl of Kent
Paul Jesson — Earl of Gloucester
Alec Newman — Edmund
Gina McKee — Goneril