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2018

King Lear

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

Credits

Director

Richard Eyre

Producers

Colin Callender , Scott Huff , Sonia Friedman

Writer

Richard Eyre

Cinematographer

Ben Smithard

Composer

Stephen Warbeck

Cast

Anthony Hopkins , Emma Thompson , Emily Watson , Jim Broadbent , Florence Pugh , Jim Carter , Andrew Scott , John Macmillan , Tobias Menzies , Anthony Calf

Studios

BBC , Amazon Studios , Sonia Friedman Productions , Playground Entertainment , Lemaise Pictures

Genres

Drama TV Movie

Posters

5
King Lear (2018) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
King Lear (2018) international poster - US
US international
King Lear (2018) character poster - US
US character
King Lear (2018) teaser poster - US
US teaser
King Lear (2018) imax poster - US
US imax

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