Storyline
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Principal Cast
Anthony Hopkins
Lear
Emma Thompson
Goneril
Emily Watson
Regan
Jim Broadbent
Earl of Gloucester
Florence Pugh
Cordelia
Jim Carter
Earl of Kent
Andrew Scott
Edgar
John Macmillan
Edmund
Media Information
DirectorRichard Eyre
StatusReleased
Runtime115 min
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Release Date2018-05-28
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Production
Playground Entertainment
Sonia Friedman Productions
BBC
Amazon Studios
Lemaise Pictures