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King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Michael HordernMichael HordernKing Lear
  • Photo of Sarah BadelSarah BadelGoneril
  • Photo of Penelope WiltonPenelope WiltonRegan
  • Photo of Angela DownAngela DownCordelia
  • Photo of Frank MiddlemassFrank MiddlemassFool
  • Photo of Anthony NichollsAnthony NichollsEarl of Gloucester
  • Photo of Michael JaystonMichael JaystonEdmund
  • Photo of Ronald PickupRonald PickupEdgar
  • Photo of Ewan HooperEwan HooperEarl of Kent
  • Photo of Benjamin WhitrowBenjamin WhitrowDuke of Albany

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