National Theatre Live: King Lear

Name: National Theatre Live: King Lear
Director: Jonathan Munby
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018-09-27
Duration: 227 min
Cast: Ian McKellen, Sinéad Cusack, Danny Webb, Kirsty Bushell, James Corrigan

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2018 · 227 min · Drama · TMDB 8.1/10

Overview

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

Directed by Jonathan Munby

Cast

Ian McKellen — King Lear
Sinéad Cusack — Kent
Danny Webb — Gloucester
Kirsty Bushell — Regan
James Corrigan — Edmund