National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
05/01/2014 (GB) • 3h 25m
Overview
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Top Billed Cast
Lear, King of Britain
Goneril
Regan
Cordelia
The Duke of Albany
The Duke of Cornwall
The Earl of Gloucester
The Earl of Kent
Edgar
Recommendations
Captain Phillips
75%
The Death of Stalin
70%
Oppenheimer
80%
Ex Machina
76%
Joker
81%
Pulp Fiction
85%
12 Angry Men
85%
PK
77%
Inception
84%
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
74%
Zack Snyder's Justice League
81%
The Shawshank Redemption
87%
Parasite
85%
Deadpool
76%
Inside Out
79%
Avatar
76%
The Wolf of Wall Street
80%
Interstellar
85%
Django Unchained
82%
The Florida Project
74%
© All Rights Reserved 2025