| An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 19, 1982 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Miller |
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| Genres: | Drama |
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| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Michael Hordern | King Lear |
| Brenda Blethyn | Cordelia |
| Gillian Barge | Goneril |
| Penelope Wilton | Regan |
| John Shrapnel | Earl of Kent |
| Norman Rodway | Earl of Gloucester |
| Michael Kitchen | Edmund |
| John Bird | Duke of Albany |
| Julian Curry | Duke of Cornwall |
| David Weston | Duke of Burgundy |
| Harry Waters | King of France |
| Anton Lesser | Edgar |
| John Grillo | Oswald |
| Iain Armstrong | First Gentleman |
| Frank Middlemass | Fool |
| Ken Stott | Curan |
| Stuart Blake | First Servant |
| Tony Sympson | Second Servant |
| Peter Walmsley | Third Servant |
| George Howe | Doctor |
| John Dallimore | Second Gentleman |
| Tim Brown | Captain |
| Adam Kurakin | Herald |
| Fraser Wilson | Third Gentleman |
| Richard Albrecht | Officer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Miller | Director |
| Ron Green | Cinematography |
| Howard Dell | Editor |
| Colin Lowrey | Production Design |
| Raymond Hughes | Costume Design |
| Eileen Mair | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Stenning | Production Manager |
| Derek Miller-Timmins | Sound |
| William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
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| Shaun Sutton | Producer |
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