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  • King Lear (1983)
  • TV Movie | 158 min | Drama
King Lear (1983)
TV Movie | 158 min | Drama

Aging King Lear invites disaster when he abdicates to his two disloyal and obsequious daughters while rejecting the one who truly loves him.
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Jan 26, 1984 (United States)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Leo McKern
Gloucester Gloucester   See fewer
Laurence Olivier
King Lear King Lear   See fewer
Dorothy Tutin
Goneril Goneril   See fewer
Diana Rigg
Regan Regan   See fewer
Robert Lang
Albany Albany   See fewer
Jeremy Kemp
Cornwall Cornwall   See fewer
Brian Cox
Burgundy Burgundy   See fewer
John Cording
Lear's Knight Lear's Knight   See fewer
John Hurt
The Fool The Fool   See fewer
Benny Young
Cornwall's Servant Cornwall's Servant   See fewer
Esmond Knight
Old Man Old Man   See fewer
Ian Ruskin
Edmund's Officer Edmund's Officer   See fewer
Paul Curran
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
Ronald Forfar
First Officer First Officer   See fewer
Harry Walker
Second Officer Second Officer   See fewer
Harry Fielder
Man Servant (uncredited) Man Servant (uncredited)   See fewer
William Tarmey
Bit part (uncredited) Bit part (uncredited)   See fewer
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