King Lear

The Resource King Lear
Label
King Lear
Statement of responsibility
by William Shakespeare ; a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions, Channel 4, Thirteen/WNET New York and NHK Japan ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; produced for the RSC, Denis Wood ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt
Title variation
Ian McKellen in the Royal Shakespeare Company's
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Paul Wheeler ; editor, David Blackmore, David Thrasher
Date time place
Originally broadcast on television in 2008
Dewey number
791.45/72
Language note
Closed captioned
PerformerNote
Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, Seymour Matthews, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester
Runtime
173
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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