King Lear (1984)

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Release Date: 1984

Duration: 158min

Cast: Laurence Olivier, William Shakespeare, Dorothy Tutin, John Hurt, Diana Rigg, Leo McKern, Brian Cox, Esmond Knight, Jeremy Kemp, Colin Blakely, Anna Calder-Marshall, Michael Elliott

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Shakespeare's tragedy, made for British television, is given a full-blooded rendition here with the great Laurence Olivier in the title role and a stellar cast to support him, in the tale of a king torn apart by the ambition and treachery within his... more

Shakespeare's tragedy, made for British television, is given a full-blooded rendition here with the great Laurence Olivier in the title role and a stellar cast to support him, in the tale of a king torn apart by the ambition and treachery within his family and by his own pride. ~ Mark Hockley, All Movie Guide less

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