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King Lear

Plot: An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Release Date: Sunday, April 3 1983
41 years ago
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Portrait of Laurence OlivierLaurence OlivierLaurence Olivier was 75 in King Lear as 'King Lear'.
Birthday: Wed, May 22 1907 –
Tue, Jul 11 1989
Portrait of John HurtJohn HurtJohn Hurt was 43 in King Lear as 'The Fool'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 22 1940 –
Wed, Jan 25 2017
Portrait of Brian CoxBrian CoxBrian Cox was 36 in King Lear as 'Burgundy'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 01 1946
Portrait of Dorothy TutinDorothy TutinDorothy Tutin was 52 in King Lear as 'Goneril'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 09 1930 –
Mon, Aug 06 2001
Portrait of Anna Calder-MarshallAnna Calder-MarshallAnna Calder-Marshall was 36 in King Lear as 'Cordelia'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 11 1947
Portrait of Diana RiggDiana RiggDiana Rigg was 44 in King Lear as 'Regan'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 20 1938 –
Thu, Sep 10 2020
Portrait of Leo McKernLeo McKernLeo McKern was 63 in King Lear as 'Gloucester'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 16 1920 –
Tue, Jul 23 2002
Portrait of David ThrelfallDavid ThrelfallDavid Threlfall was 29 in King Lear as 'Edgar'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 12 1953
Portrait of Robert LindsayRobert LindsayRobert Lindsay was 33 in King Lear as 'Edmund'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 13 1949
Portrait of Colin BlakelyColin BlakelyColin Blakely was 52 in King Lear as 'Kent'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 23 1930 –
Thu, May 07 1987
Portrait of Jeremy KempJeremy KempJeremy Kemp was 48 in King Lear as 'Cornwall'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 03 1935 –
Fri, Jul 19 2019
Portrait of Robert LangRobert LangRobert Lang was 48 in King Lear as 'Albany'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 24 1934 –
Sat, Nov 06 2004
Portrait of Edward PetherbridgeEdward PetherbridgeEdward Petherbridge was 46 in King Lear as 'France'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 03 1936

Crew

Portrait of Michael ElliottMichael ElliottMichael Elliott was >> in King Lear as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare would have been no older than 52 in King Lear as 'Theatre Play'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 23 1564 –
Sat, Apr 23 1616