An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
King Lear (2018) is a drama and tv movie film directed by Richard Eyre, released on May 28, 2018 with a runtime of 1h 55m. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson and Jim Broadbent. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 108 ratings.
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Anthony Hopkins
as Lear
Emma Thompson
as Goneril
Emily Watson
as Regan
Jim Broadbent
as Earl of Gloucester
Florence Pugh
as Cordelia
Jim Carter
as Earl of Kent
Andrew Scott
as Edgar
John Macmillan
as Edmund
Tobias Menzies
as Duke of Cornwall
Anthony Calf
as Duke of Albany
Karl Johnson
as Fool
Christopher Eccleston
as Oswald
Directed by Richard Eyre, written by Richard Eyre and William Shakespeare, produced by Noëlette Buckley.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 108 ratings.
**_A strong adaptation marred by a poor central performance_** > _The Lear of Shakespeare cannot be acted. The contemptible machinery by which they mimic the storm which he goes out in, is not more inadequate to represent the horrors of the real elements, than any actor can be to represent Lear: they might more easily propose to personate the Satan of Milton upon a stage, or one of Michael Angelo's terrible…
Reviewed on April 18, 2019
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The main cast of King Lear (2018) includes Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Jim Broadbent and Florence Pugh. The film was directed by Richard Eyre. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
King Lear was released on May 28, 2018 and runs for 1h 55m.
King Lear (2018) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 108 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and tv movie films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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