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William Shakespeare (play)
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King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him...
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Nobody seems to have the patience and guts to sit out a 3 hour long movie.
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Brian Blessed | ... | King Lear |
| Hildegarde Neil | ... | The Fool |
| Jason Riddington | ... | Edmund |
| Phillipa Peak | ... | Cordelia |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Peter Balderstone | ... | Cornwall's Captain |
| Mark Burgess | ... | Edgar |
| John Corvin | ... | Gentleman |
| Paul Curran | ... | King of France |
| Mark Denny | ... | Duke of Cornwall |
| David Dexter | ... | 2nd Messenger |
| Billy Hanna | ... | 1st Knight |
 | Mark Hayden | ... | Oswald |
| Claire Laurie | ... | Regan |
| Caroline Lennon | ... | Goneril |
 | Graham McTavish | ... | Duke of Albany |
| Iain Stuart Robertson | ... | Earl of Kent |
| Douglas Verrall | ... | 1st Messenger |
| Lisa Von Hasenberg | ... | Musician |
| Nick Walton | ... | Burgundy |
| Robert Whelan | ... | Earl of Gloucester |
| John Woodford | ... | Captain |
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190 min | UK:180 min
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Nobody seems to have the patience and guts to sit out a 3 hour long film questioning eternal human behaviour as greed, jealousy, hatred and false-heartedness. These themes are at the heart of a lot of Shakespeare's works. Set in the early middle-ages with a fair deal of suspense and superstition and witchery this film should appeal to fantasy lovers. The acting in this film is great and the story is of a kind that scenario-writers seldom match. It is a shame only 10 people of IMDb took notice of this film. All is in it;tenderness, unconditional love,terrible remorse, and all for us to see and entertain us.