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1983 | DIRECTED BY MICHAEL ELLIOTT

King Lear

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King Lear
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Movie Stats
Year
1983
Runtime
 158 minutes (2 hrs 38 mins)
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John Hurt
Laurence Olivier
Colin Blakely
Leo McKern
Robert Lindsay
Dorothy Tutin
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Release Dates
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26th January 1984
42 years 5 months 25 days ago
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Directed by
michael elliott Michael Elliott
Starring
Laurence OlivierKing Lear
Colin BlakelyKent
Leo McKernGloucester
Robert LindsayEdmund
Dorothy TutinGoneril
Anna Calder-MarshallCordelia
Diana RiggRegan
Robert LangAlbany
Jeremy KempCornwall
Brian CoxBurgundy
Edward PetherbridgeFrance
David ThrelfallEdgar
Geoffrey BatemanOswald
John CordingLear's Knight
michael elliottJohn HurtThe Fool
Benny YoungCornwall's Servant
Esmond KnightOld Man
Ian RuskinEdmund's Officer
Paul CurranDoctor
Ronald ForfarFirst Officer
Harry WalkerSecond Officer
Harry FielderMan Servant
William TarmeyBit part
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