National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018
- Jonathan Munby,Ross MacGibbon
- 3h 47m
- September 27, 2018 · United Kingdom
Overview
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 27, 2018
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- National Theatre,Chichester Festival Theatre
- Cast
- Ian McKellen,Kirsty Bushell,Scott Sparrow,Michael Matus,Luke Thompson,Sinéad Cusack,Johanne Murdock,Anita-Joy Uwajeh,Lloyd Hutchinson,Jessica Murrainand 11 more
- Director
- Jonathan Munby,Ross MacGibbon
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
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