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King Lear


3h 1984
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Brief Synopsis

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An adaptation for television of Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear" with Laurence Olivier in the title role.

Cast & Crew

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Michael Elliot

Director

Laurence Olivier

King Lear

Diana Rigg

Regan

Dorothy Tutin

Goneril

Anna Calder-marshall

Cordelia

John Hurt

Fool

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1984

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Synopsis

An adaptation for television of Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear" with Laurence Olivier in the title role.

Director

Michael Elliot

Director

Cast

Laurence Olivier

King Lear

Diana Rigg

Regan

Dorothy Tutin

Goneril

Anna Calder-marshall

Cordelia

John Hurt

Fool

Colin Blakely

Kent

Leo Mckern

Gloucester

Robert Lindsay

Edmund

David Threlfall

Edgar

Jeremy Kemp

Cornwall

Robert Lang

Albany

Geoffrey Bateman

Oswald

Edward Petherbridge

France

Brian Cox

Burgundy

John Cording

Esmond Knight

Paul Curran

Crew

Gordon Crosse

Music

Tanya Moiseiwitsch

Costume Designer

David Plowright

Executive Producer

William Shakespeare

Play As Source Material ("King Lear")

Roy Stonehouse

Production Designer

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1984

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

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