King Lear (1983)
Movie Info
Shakespeare's tragedy, made for British television, is given a full-blooded rendition here with the great Laurence Olivier in the title role and a stellar cast to support him, in the tale of a king torn apart by the ambition and treachery within his family and by his own pride. ~ Mark Hockley, Rovi
Cast
Laurence Olivier
as King Lear
as King Lear
Anna Calder-Marshall
as Cordelia
as Cordelia
Colin Blakely
as Kent
as Kent
John Cording
as Lear's Knight
as Lear's Knight
Brian Cox
as Burgundy
as Burgundy
Paul Curran
as Doctor
as Doctor
John Hurt
as The Fool
as The Fool
Jeremy Kemp
as Cornwall
as Cornwall
Esmond Knight
as Old Man
as Old Man
Robert Lang
as Albany
as Albany
Robert Lindsay
as Edmund
as Edmund
Leo McKern
as Gloucester
as Gloucester
Edward Petherbridge
as France
as France
Diana Rigg
as Regan
as Regan
David Threlfall
as Edgar
as Edgar
Dorothy Tutin
as Goneril
as Goneril
Harry Walker Staff
as Second Officer
as Second Officer
Benny Young
as Cornwall's Servant
as Cornwall's Servant
Geoffrey Bateman
as Oswald
as Oswald
Critic Reviews for King Lear
All Critics (1) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (1)
Esta produção para a tevê americana tem péssima transferência de imagem e se beneficia apenas da tour de force de Olivier. No entanto, é longa e cansativa demais.
July 25, 2003 | Rating: 2/5
Audience Reviews for King Lear
½
All the actresses are brilliant and the play is well filmed but it would all be for naught if not for Olivier's astounding performance.
jay nixon
Super Reviewer
King Lear Quotes
There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.