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The Stratford Festival’s critically acclaimed performance of King Lear. An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 81
IMDb7.8
Running time
2 h 36 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +47 min on the typical 109
typical 109156Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 96 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+86Released
2015
February 18, 2015
11 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19
Colm FeoreKing Lear
Jonathan GoadKent
Sara FarbCordelia
Maev BeatyGoneril
Liisa Repo-MartellRegan
Stephen OuimetteFool
Scott WentworthGloucester
Evan BuliungEdgar
Brad HodderEdmund
Michael BlakeAlbany
Mike SharaCornwall
Thomas OlajideOswald
Karl AngKing of France
Derek MoranBurgundy
Xuan FraserCuran
Robert KingOld Man
Josue LaboucaneCaptain
Gordon S. MillerHerald / Knight
Michael Spencer-DavisDoctor
Directing · 2
- Antoni Cimolino Director
- Anne Murphy Stage Director
Production · 3
- Barry Avrich Producer
- Alana Kalil Associate Producer
- Susan Edwards Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Joseph Interisano Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- George Roulston Editor
Sound · 2
- Keith Thomas Original Music Composer
- Thomas Ryder Payne Sound Designer
Lighting · 1
- Michael Walton Lighting Design
Other crew · 4
- Kenneth Ng Cinematography
- John Stead Fight Choreographer
- Toby Malone Dramaturgy
- Alexander Leggatt Dramaturgy
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