King Lear (TV) (2018) presents a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, where an elderly monarch invites calamity by stepping down and handing over power to his deceitful and subservient daughters, while shunning the one who truly loves him. Set in a fictional modern world and headlined by Anthony Hopkins, the 80-year-old King Lear distributes his realm among his daughters—Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia—based on their expressed devotion. When Cordelia, his youngest, declines to indulge his ego, a furious Lear disowns her. This pivotal choice triggers a downfall that plunges both family and kingdom into turmoil and conflict.
King Lear (TV) (2018)
2018 · Movie · 115 min. · United Kingdom
Credits
Direction Richard Eyre
Cast Anthony Hopkins · Emma Thompson · Florence Pugh · Emily Watson · Jim Broadbent · Jim Carter · Tobias Menzies · John Macmillan · Anthony Calf · John Standing · Simon Manyonda · Chukwudi Iwuji · Karl Johnson · Andrew Scott · Christopher Eccleston · Eric Kofi-Abrefa · Arinzé Kene · Raphael Desprez · Peter Forbes · Sam Redford · Liam McKenna · Paul Tinto
Soundtrack Stephen Warbeck
Screenplay Richard Eyre · William Shakespeare
Cinematography Ben Smithard
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Title King Lear (TV)
Original title King Lear (TV)
Year 2018
Type Movie
Length 115 min.
Country United Kingdom
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