National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)
20112h 36mDrama
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in Western literature, King Lear explores the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil.
Cast
Derek JacobiKing Lear
Michael HadleyEarl of Kent
Paul JessonEarl of Gloucester
Alec NewmanEdmund
Gina McKeeGoneril
Justine MitchellRegan
Pippa Bennett-WarnerCordelia
Tom BeardDuke of Albany
Gideon TurnerDuke of Cornwall
Stefano BraschiDuke of Burgundy- AAshley ZhangazhaKing of France
Gwilym LeeEdgar
Amit ShahOswald
Ron CookThe Fool- HHarry AttwellGentleman
Derek HutchinsonOld Servant
Details
- Released
- February 3, 2011
- Language
- English
- Studio
- National Theatre
- IMDb
- tt1795371