Storyline
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Cast & Crew
Anthony Hopkins
Lear
Lead
Emma Thompson
Goneril
Emily Watson
Regan
Jim Broadbent
Earl of Gloucester
Florence Pugh
Cordelia
Jim Carter
Earl of Kent
Andrew Scott
Edgar
John Macmillan
Edmund
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Eyre's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. King Lear is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
