King Lear [videorecording]
2006
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Ian Holm stars as the tormented monarch in the Royal National Theatre's production of Shakespeare's tragedy, directed by Richard Eyre. Deciding to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, Lear devises a test to determine their suitability for rule, but before long Lear is swept up in a cruel conspiracy that reveals the depths of treachery to which his daughters Goneril (Barbara Flynn) and Regan (Amanda Redman) will sink in order to achieve power. Only Cordelia (Victoria Hamilton) remains true to her father, but Lear's fatal error only brings further madness and death.
Main title:
King Lear [videorecording] / director, Richard Eyre; producer, Sue Birtwistle; writer, Richard Eyre.
Author:
Eyre, Richard, directorMuldowney, Dominic, musicHolm, Ian, 1931-, actorRedman, Amanda, 1957-, actorFlynn, Barbara, 1948-, actorShakespeare, William, 1564-1616, book author
Imprint:
Metrodome Distribution, 2006.
Collation:
1 videodisc (157 min.) : col.
Notes:
Written by William Shakespeare.Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English).Made in 1997.Based on the play by William Shakespeare.Credits: music, Dominic Muldowney.DVDN.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Ian Holm, Amanda Redman, Barbara Flynn, Victoria Hamilton, Paul Rhys, Michael Bryant, Finbar Lynch, Timothy West, David Burke, David Lyon.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.457
Language:
English
BRN:
999346
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