King Lear

King Lear

Movie |

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  • Genre(s): Drama, History
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Richard Eyre, Alex Gavigan, Nick Shuttleworth, Luc Gavigan, Karen Savage See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson, Jim Broadbent, Florence Pugh See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 55min
  • Music: Stephen Warbeck,Peter Burgis,Zoe Freed,Brendan Nicholson,Jason Swanscott
  • Award(s): Artisan 2019 (Won)
    PGA 2019 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Shooting Stars, Bob Marley: One Love
  • Story:
    An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
    Full Story
6.2/10
IMDb

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King Lear - Cast

King Lear - Crew

STORY AND RATINGS

Story
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Ratings

6.2/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Artisan Award

Best Contemporary Makeup Motion Picture Made for Television or Special | 2019

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Nominations
PGA Award

Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | 2019

Artios Award

Outstanding Achievement in Casting Feature NonTheatrical Release | 2020

Artisan Award

Best Special Makeup Effects Motion Picture Made for Television or Special | 2019

Best Contemporary Hair Styling Motion Picture Made for Television or Special | 2019

Gold Derby TV Award

MovieLimited Series Supporting Actress | 2019

TV Movie | 2019

Golden Reel Award

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing Sound Effects Foley Music Dialogue and ADR for Single Presentation Broadcast Media | 2019

Critics Choice Award

Best Movie Made for TV | 2019

BAFTA Cymru Award

Best Actor Yr Actor Gorau | 2019

Actor Award

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series | 2019

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Television Movie | 2019

Satellite Award

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series Miniseries Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television | 2019

Best Motion Picture Made for Television | 2019

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series Miniseries Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television | 2019

OFTA Television Award

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series | 2019

Best Motion Picture | 2019

RTS Craft & Design Award

Best Picture Enhancement | 2018

TRIVIA

Trivia

At one point, Sir Anthony Hopkins tried to adapt the play into a movie and intended to star as King Lear. Naomi Watts was cast as Goneril, Gwyneth Paltrow as Regan, and Keira Knightley as Cordelia, but the project never got off the ground and was eventually cancelled.

Dame Emma Thompson (Goneril) said of Sir Anthony Hopkins' performance in this movie, "I will never see a better Lear, I know that. I will die not having seen anyone do it better."

Florence Pugh (Cordelia) recalled feeling "terrified" when she attended the table read for this movie because "absolutely every actor I've looked up to and my family's been talking about my entire life was in one room."

Sir Anthony Hopkins has said that, according to an old saying, "by the time you are old enough to play Lear, you're too old to play Lear."

This was Sir Anthony Hopkins' third time playing the title character in a production based on a William Shakespeare play, he previously played Othello (1981) and Titus (1999). He also played as Claudius in Hamlet (1969).