King Lear 16 years old

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Credits

Ian McKellen as King Lear

Jonathan Hyde as Earl of Kent

Romola Garai as Cordelia

Sylvester McCoy as The Fool

Philip Winchester as Edmund

Monica Dolan as Regan

King Lear Cast

Name	Character
Ian McKellen He was 69, now 85 years old	as King Lear
Jonathan Hyde He was 60, now 76 years old	as Earl of Kent
Romola Garai She was 26, now 42 years old	as Cordelia
Sylvester McCoy He was 64, now 81 years old	as The Fool
Philip Winchester He was 27, now 43 years old	as Edmund
Monica Dolan She was 39, now 55 years old	as Regan
Frances Barber She was 50, now 66 years old	as Goneril
William Gaunt He was 71, now 87 years old	as Earl of Gloucester
Peter Hinton He was 8, now 24 years old	as Duke of Burgundy

King Lear Crew

Name	Department
William Shakespeare as Author. He was 444 (51) years old when He died	Writing
Trevor Nunn as Director. He was 68 (now 84) years old	Directing

King Lear (16 years)

Release day: Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Runtime: 150 minutes