Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:National Theatre
National Theatre Live: King Lear on the Web:Official Website
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National Theatre Live: King Lear
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3 hr 25 minDrama
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
