"A tragedy by William Shakespeare, from Orion Theatre in Stockholm" 11 January 1997 Drama 130 mins
A tragedy by William Shakespeare about King Lear who intends to abdicate, and therefore wants to carve the kingdom up between his three daughters.
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Keve Hjelm as King Lear
Anna Eklund as Regan
Anders Andersson as Duke of Albany
Pär Milstam as Duke of Cornwall
Michael Meschke as Earl of Kent
Thomas Roos as Earl of Gloucester
Kjell Tovle as Edmund
Carlo Schmidt as Edgar
Gudmar Wivesson as King of France / Captain
Peter Oskarson Director
Bengt Wennehorst-Norman Director
Anders Lindblom Producer
William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Sweden 11 January 1997
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