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King Lear: At a glance

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Facts

1983 · Drama, TV Movie · EnglishLong for dramas

Critics vs audiences

Only audience scores so far

Audiences 69GoodWatch 68

  • IMDb

    IMDb7.5

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Audience score62%

Running time

2 h 38 min

Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +49 min on the typical 109

Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.

Reach

Streams in 1 country

Released

1983

April 3, 1983

43 years ago

Genres

DramaTV Movie

Language

English

Original language

Made in

  • United Kingdom

Awards

Emmy winnerWins and nominations by award

Primetime Emmy Awards1984

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie1984Won

Content

PGBetter for older viewers

Rated

  • PGUnited States

Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.

Starring

StarringLaurence Olivier, John Hurt, Brian Cox

21 people

Made by

Directed by Michael Elliott, written with William ShakespeareGordon Crosse (music)·3 people in 3 departments

Directing · 1

Writing · 1

Sound · 1