• 2018
  • 3h 47m
National Theatre Live: King Lear

Summary Two aging fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, and their worlds crumble. View more details

  • 2018
  • 3h 47m

National Theatre Live: King Lear

Directed : Ross MacGibbon Jonathan Munby

Written : William Shakespeare

Stars : Ian McKellen Danny Webb Sinéad Cusack Kirsty Bushell

All cast & crew

8.3

Details

Genres : Drama History

Release date : Sep 26, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Filming locations : Chichester, England, UK

Production companies : National Theatre

Summary Two aging fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, and their worlds crumble. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama History

Release date : Sep 26, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Filming locations : Chichester, England, UK

Production companies : National Theatre

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