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National Theatre Live: King Lear
2011
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.
- 2h 36m
- February 3, 2011 · United Kingdom
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 3, 2011
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- National Theatre
- Cast
- Michael Hadley,Harry Attwell,Paul Jesson,Ashley Zhangazha,Pippa Bennett-Warner,Derek Hutchinson,Derek Jacobi,Alec Newman,Justine Mitchell,Gwilym Leeand 6 more
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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