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King Lear (Nunn, 2007)

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King Lear

King Lear is a 2008 television film based on the William Shakespeare play of the same name, directed by Trevor Nunn. It was broadcast on More4 in the UK on Christmas Day, and shown on PBS’ Great Performances in the United States in March 2009. The production was filmed mainly at Pinewood Studios in England. Additional details can be found on Wikipedia.

Cast

Ian McKellen as King Lear
William Gaunt as Earl of Gloucester
Philip Winchester as Edmund
Ben Meyjes as Edgar
Frances Barber as Goneril
Monica Dolan as Regan
Romola Garai as Cordelia
Sylvester McCoy as Fool
Jonathan Hyde as Earl of Kent
Guy Williams as Duke of Cornwall
Julian Harries as Duke of Albany
John Heffernan as Oswald
Russell Byrne as First Gloucester Servant / Doctor
David Weston as A Gentleman
Peter Hinton as Duke of Burgundy

For full credits, see IMDB listing.

More information available at RSC Performance Database.

 

 

King Lear

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preview of Ian McKellen as King Lear

This film of the multi-award-winning production of King Lear by the Royal Shakespeare Company was itself nominated for an Emmy. Filmed over several weeks in Pinewood Studios, and directed by...more

This film of the multi-award-winning production of King Lear by the Royal Shakespeare Company was itself nominated for an Emmy. Filmed over several weeks in Pinewood Studios, and directed by Chris Hunt and the play’s stage director Trevor Nunn, it captured a tour de force performance by Ian McKellen in the title role.

 

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Ian McKellen: Understanding King Lear, the Character

After a Royal Shakespeare Company production, a world tour, a run in London’s West End, and a studio filming of Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” Ian McKellen explains his understanding of the...

After a Royal Shakespeare Company production, a world tour, a run in London’s West End, and a studio filming of Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” Ian McKellen explains his understanding of the title character.

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