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King Lear (1999 film)

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Initial release  1999
Genre  Drama
5.8/10 IMDb

Duration  
Running time  3h 20m
Adapted from  King Lear
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Writer  William Shakespeare (play)
Directors  Brian Blessed, Tony Rotherham
Cast  Brian Blessed, Hildegarde Neil, Jason Riddington, Graham McTavish, Phillipa Peak
Similar movies  King of Texas (2002)

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King Lear is a 1999 adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. The film stars Brian Blessed (who also co-directed the film, along with Tony Rotherham) in the title role. Apart from Peter Brook's King Lear in 1971, it is the only other feature length film adaptation to preserve Shakespeare's verse. Yvonne Griggs, in Shakespeare's King Lear: A close study of the relationship between text and film (2009), characterised it as "a very stilted costume drama".

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Cast

  • Brian Blessed as King Lear
  • Hildegarde Neil as the Fool
  • Jason Riddington as Cordelia
  • Claire Laurie as Regan
  • Caroline Lennon as Goneril
  • References

    King Lear (1999 film) Wikipedia
    King Lear (1999 film) IMDb