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King Lear (1999) - Movie Browser

Brian Blessed screams Shakespeare for THREE HOURS. Eardrums, beware.

Shakespearean chaosLoudStagey AF

Overview

Brian Blessed stars and directs.

Content warning

filial betrayalmadness and powermortalityblindness—literal and metaphorical

Standout Aspects

Acting

Brian Blessed does Brian Blessed doing Lear. Booming.

Production

Shot-on-video cheapness adds accidental camp.

Best for:Solo·Theater

Heads up:Violence·Emotional

Director

Brian Blessed

ReleasedJan 1, 1999

Runtime3h 10m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Lamancha Productions

Cromwell Productions Ltd.

Top Cast

Brian Blessed

King Lear

Hildegard Neil

The Fool

Jason Riddington

Edmund

Phillipa Peak

Cordelia

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