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Great Performances: King Lear (2008)

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Runtime: 2 hrs 30 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Sir Ian McKellen takes on one of the greatest roles ever written in this Royal Shakespeare Company presentation of KING LEAR. The vaunted actor inhabits Lear with such nuance and intensity that the... Sir Ian McKellen takes on one of the greatest roles ever written in this Royal Shakespeare Company presentation of KING LEAR. The vaunted actor inhabits Lear with such nuance and intensity that the performance has been hailed as the finest of his career. This PBS release includes an exclusive interview with McKellen about the challenges of playing the tragic king. [More]

Starring: Ian McKellen, Monica Galan, Romola Garai, Philip Winchester

Starring: Ian McKellen, Monica Galan, Romola Garai, Philip Winchester

Director: Trevor Nunn

Director: Trevor Nunn

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Apr 21, 2009

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  • William Shakespeare's unrelenting King Lear is considered to be one of the playwright's most enduring and haunting works for the stage. The challenge of playing its title role has long fallen to some of the greatest actors of our time. This telecast marks Sir Ian McKellen's return to the Royal Shakespeare Company, that has resulted in a tour-de-force performance as Lear. Co-directed for television by Sir Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt.
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