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King Lear (2008) | SpawnScore

King Lear

King Lear

Movies / English

King Lear2008

IMDb

7.5/10754 votes

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Metacritic

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TMDB

64%14 votes

SpawnScore

Released: August 6, 2008
Runtime: 3h 1m
Language: English
Director: Trevor Nunn

Drama
TV Movie

Story

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

King Lear

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Cordelia

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Regan

Sylvester McCoy

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Crew

Trevor Nunn
Director
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Original Music Composer
Paul Wheeler
Director of Photography

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Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

Production

Richard Price TV Associates Ltd.

2018★6.0

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