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King Lear
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Overview
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
115 min
Release Date
2018-05-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
99
Vote Average
6.056
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Tobias Menzies
Duke of Cornwall
Anthony Calf
Duke of Albany
Karl Johnson
Fool
Christopher Eccleston
Oswald
John Standing
Butler
Simon Manyonda
Duke of Burgundy
Chukwudi Iwuji
King of France
Samuel Valentine
Lear's Gentleman
Arinzé Kene
Lieutenant
Sharon Wattis
1st Maid
Kaye Brown
2nd Maid
Raphael Desprez
French Officer
Peter Forbes
Doctor
Sam Redford
Young Captain
Liam McKenna
Sergeant Major
Paul Tinto
Soldier
Eric Kofi Abrefa
Officer (Dover Castle)
Nick Khan
Refugee
Yassine Mkhichen
Refugee
Matt Rentell
Soldier
Daria Riz
Refugee
Belal Sabir
Refugee
Karma Sood
Refugee Boy
Shawn Dixon
Knight #1 (uncredited)
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