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King Lear
2008
The Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of the Bard's famous tale/ this lavish interpretation features an all star cast that includes Sir Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Sylvester McCoy and Romola Garai. Read more
| Starring | Ian McKellen, Timothy West, Frances Barber, Victoria Hamilton |
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| Director | Richard Eyre, Trevor Nunn |
| Genres | Drama |
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King Lear
The Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of the Bard's famous tale/ this lavish interpretation features an all star cast that includes Sir Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Sylvester McCoy and Romola Garai.
| Starring | Ian McKellen, Timothy West, Frances Barber, Victoria Hamilton, Barbara Flynn, Sylvester McCoy, Paul Rhys, Michael Simkins, David Burke, Amanda Redman, David Lyon, Finbar Lynch |
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| Director | Richard Eyre, Trevor Nunn |
| Studio | METRODOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 52 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 52 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 06 Oct 2008 Blu-ray: 26 Dec 2008 |
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Well for an interprutation of king lear as it goes it really wasn't half bad. Even though it's a play it's set and shown as a film which is good. ... read more »
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Almost perfect. A great interpretation of one the most moving tragedies ever written. The many layers of meaning were all given room and the actors were all ... read more »
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It’s like watching the play close-up on a succession of very good stage sets - and it’s not the worse for that. It IS a play, after all. The lines are... read more »
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Well for an interprutation of king lear as it goes it really wasn't half bad. Even though it's a play it's set and shown as a film which is good. ... read more »
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