**_A strong adaptation marred by a poor central performance_** > _The Lear of Shakespeare cannot be acted. The contemptible machinery by which they mimic the storm which he goes out in, is not more inadequate to represent the horrors of the real elements, than any actor can be to represent Lear: they might more easily propose to personate the Satan of Milton upon a stage, or one of Michael Angelo's terrible…
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Anthony Hopkins
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Jim Carter
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John Macmillan
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Tobias Menzies
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What is King Lear about?
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
When was King Lear released?
King Lear was released in 2018.
What genres does King Lear belong to?
King Lear is categorised as Drama, TV Movie.
Who stars in King Lear?
The cast of King Lear includes Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Jim Broadbent, Florence Pugh.