King Lear

March. 21,1998

Rating：

7.5

Genre：

Drama TV Movie

Keywords：

King Lear

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

Ian Holm as King Lear

Amanda Redman as Regan

Barbara Flynn as Goneril

Victoria Hamilton as Cordelia

Timothy West as Gloucester

Paul Rhys as Edgar

Finbar Lynch as Edmund

David Burke as Kent

Michael Bryant as Fool

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