Overview

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.

Cast

Laurence Olivier, John Hurt, Brian Cox, Dorothy Tutin, Anna Calder-Marshall, Diana Rigg, Leo McKern, David Threlfall

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What is "King Lear" about?

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.

When was "King Lear" released?

King Lear was released in 1983.

Who stars in "King Lear"?

The cast includes Laurence Olivier, John Hurt, Brian Cox, Dorothy Tutin.

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