An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Cast
Anthony Hopkins
Lear
Emma Thompson
Goneril
Emily Watson
Regan
Jim Broadbent
Earl of Gloucester
Florence Pugh
Cordelia
Jim Carter
Earl of Kent
Andrew Scott
Edgar
John Macmillan
Edmund
Tobias Menzies
Duke of Cornwall
Anthony Calf
Duke of Albany
Karl Johnson
Fool
Christopher Eccleston
Oswald
John Standing
Butler
Simon Manyonda
Duke of Burgundy
Chukwudi Iwuji
King of France
Samuel Valentine
Lear's Gentleman
Arinzé Kene
Lieutenant
Sharon Wattis
1st Maid
Kaye Brown
2nd Maid
Raphael Desprez
French Officer
Peter Forbes
Doctor
Sam Redford
Young Captain
Liam McKenna
Sergeant Major
Paul Tinto
Soldier
Eric Kofi Abrefa
Officer (Dover Castle)
Nick Khan
Refugee
Yassine Mkhichen
Refugee
Matt Rentell
Soldier
Daria Riz
Refugee
Belal Sabir
Refugee
Karma Sood
Refugee Boy
Shawn Dixon
Knight #1 (uncredited)
Crew
Richard Eyre
Director, Writer
Dan Farrell
Editor
Helena Evans
Assistant Editor
Ben Smithard
Director of Photography
Nick Shuttleworth
First Assistant Director
Alex Gavigan
Second Assistant Director
Luc Gavigan
Third Assistant Director
Colin Callender
Executive Producer
Sonia Friedman
Executive Producer
Scott Huff
Executive Producer
Fergus Haycock
Executive Producer
Laura Macara
Executive Producer
Lucy Richer
Executive Producer
Noëlette Buckley
Producer
Elyse Dolbec
Associate Producer
Michelle Mullen
Line Producer
Sumrah Mohammed
Production Assistant
Peter Francis
Production Design
Tristan Haley
First Assistant "A" Camera
Arron Monkman
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Lorena Pagés
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Simon Baker
Steadicam Operator
Moe Owoborode
Camera Trainee
Gisela Evert
Post Production Supervisor
Nina Gold
Casting Director
Lauren Evans
Casting Associate
Martin Ware
Casting Associate
Tessa Phillips
Costume Supervisor
Fotini Dimou
Costume Design
Naomi Donne
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Sara Kramer
Key Hairdresser, Key Makeup Artist
Lolly Goodship
Makeup & Hair
Doone Forsyth
Makeup & Hair
Mark Heslop
Sound Effects Editor
Brendan Nicholson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andrew Caller
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Simon Clark
Production Sound Mixer
Zoe Freed
Foley Artist
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Jason Swanscott
Foley Artist
Glen Gathard
Foley Editor
Adam Oakley
Foley Editor
Sam Walsh
Foley Mixer
Emilie O'Connor
ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
Pawel Polak
Lighting Technician
Chris Reynolds
Special Effects Supervisor
Mark Wellband
Visual Effects Producer
Chiara Finello
Visual Effects Coordinator
Stephen Warbeck
Original Music Composer
Lewis Morison
Music Editor
James Smith-Pryor
Rigging Gaffer
Charlotte Dirickx
Set Decoration
Sam Farr
Set Dresser
John L. Wilson
Still Photographer
Karen Savage
Script Supervisor
Richard Harrowing
Electrician
Ben Gladstone
Location Manager
Andreas Petrides
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Carter
Property Master
Kevin Day
Standby Property Master
Annabelle Hood
Floor Runner
Michael McDermott
Gaffer
Sharon Moran
Production Manager
Matt Curtis
Title Designer
Martin Walker
Unit Manager
Laura Panayiotou
Tailor
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Astrid Sieben
Art Direction
Rachel McLean
Set Medic
Sam Dormer
Armorer
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