King Lear
King Lear
Release: 2018-05-28
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 6.1
Drama
TV Movie
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Playground Entertainment
Sonia Friedman Productions
BBC
Amazon Studios
Lemaise Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Arinzé Kene
as Lieutenant
Tobias Menzies
as Duke of Cornwall
Simon Manyonda
as Duke of Burgundy
Samuel Valentine
as Lear's Gentleman
Sam Redford
as Young Captain
Raphael Desprez
as French Officer
Shawn Dixon
as Knight #1 (uncredited)
John Macmillan
as Edmund
Peter Forbes
as Doctor
Karma Sood
as Refugee Boy
Emma Thompson
as Goneril
Florence Pugh
as Cordelia
Andrew Scott
as Edgar
Eric Kofi Abrefa
as Officer (Dover Castle)
Emily Watson
as Regan
Jim Broadbent
as Earl of Gloucester
Jim Carter
as Earl of Kent
Chukwudi Iwuji
as King of France
Paul Tinto
as Soldier
Yassine Mkhichen
as Refugee
Anthony Hopkins
as Lear
Anthony Calf
as Duke of Albany
Karl Johnson
as Fool
Christopher Eccleston
as Oswald
John Standing
as Butler
Crew
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Ben Smithard
Director of Photography
Charlotte Dirickx
Set Decoration
Arron Monkman
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Martin Ware
Casting Associate
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Richard Eyre
Writer, Director
Nina Gold
Casting Director
Colin Callender
Executive Producer
Matt Curtis
Title Designer
Stephen Warbeck
Original Music Composer
Noëlette Buckley
Producer