King Lear

TV Movie
1983
2h 38m

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Aging King Lear invites disaster when he abdicates to his two disloyal and obsequious daughters while rejecting the one who truly loves him.Aging King Lear invites disaster when he abdicates to his two disloyal and obsequious daughters while rejecting the one who truly loves him.Aging King Lear invites disaster when he abdicates to his two disloyal and obsequious daughters while rejecting the one who truly loves him.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Trivia
Esmond Knight (Old Man) previously appeared in all three Shakespearean films directed by Laurence Olivier: Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948) and Richard III (1955).

Quotes
King Lear: How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

Connections
Featured in The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984)

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Shakespeare's most mature tragedy. Olivier was brilliant.

I had seen King Lear on the stage with Louis Calhern when I was too young to fully appreciate it. The Olivier version was deeper with fine nuances in his performance evidencing his full insight of the meaning of this tragedy. A must for every parent. It teaches one more than all the popular books on parenting.