19 September 1982 Drama 185 mins
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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Michael Hordern as King Lear
Brenda Blethyn as Cordelia
Gillian Barge as Goneril
Penelope Wilton as Regan
John Shrapnel as Earl of Kent
Norman Rodway as Earl of Gloucester
Michael Kitchen as Edmund
John Bird as Duke of Albany
Julian Curry as Duke of Cornwall
David Weston as Duke of Burgundy
Harry Waters as King of France
Anton Lesser as Edgar
John Grillo as Oswald
Iain Armstrong as First Gentleman
Frank Middlemass as Fool
Ken Stott as Curan
Jonathan Miller Director
William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Howard Dell Editor
Colin Lowrey Production Design
Raymond Hughes Costume Design
Eileen Mair Makeup Artist
Peter Stenning Production Manager
Derek Miller-Timmins Sound
Shaun Sutton Producer
Ron Green Director of Photography
United Kingdom 19 September 1982
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