Olivier's final Lear: a king destroyed by his own ego, starring actual royalty of acting.
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Acting
Olivier's final Shakespeare performance, ravaged and transcendent.
Production
Intimate TV staging that strips away pageantry for pure psychology.
Direction
Michael Elliott's claustrophobic framing traps Lear in his own mind.
Director
Michael Elliott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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