King Lear | |
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Genre | Tragedy |
Based on | King Lear by William Shakespeare |
Written by | Richard Eyre |
Directed by | Richard Eyre |
Starring | Anthony Hopkins Emma Thompson Emily Watson Jim Broadbent Florence Pugh Jim Carter Andrew Scott John Macmillan Tobias Menzies Anthony Calf Karl Johnson Christopher Eccleston John Standing |
Music by | Stephen Warbeck |
Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Noëlette Buckley |
Cinematography | Ben Smithard |
Editor | Dan Farrell |
Running time | 115 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 28 May 2018 |
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King Lear is a 2018 British-American television film directed by Richard Eyre. An adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, cut to just 115 minutes, it was broadcast on BBC Two on 28 May 2018.[1] Starring Anthony Hopkins as the title character, the abridged adaptation is set in a highly militarised version of 21st-century London and depicts the tragedy that follows when the sovereign King Lear announces the end of his reign and the division of his kingdom among his three daughters. The adaptation was met with positive reviews, which commended its acting, and many singled out Hopkins for his performance in the title role.