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National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)

2h 36m | PG-13

⭐ 7 / 10

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.

Director: N/A

Studio: National Theatre

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

as King Lear

Michael Hadley

Michael Hadley

as Earl of Kent

Paul Jesson

Paul Jesson

as Earl of Gloucester

Alec Newman

Alec Newman

as Edmund

Gina McKee

Gina McKee

as Goneril

Justine Mitchell

Justine Mitchell

as Regan