How long is NT LIVE: KING LEAR?

NT LIVE: KING LEAR is 3 hr 40 min long.

Who is Lear in NT LIVE: KING LEAR?

Anthony Hopkins plays Lear in the film.

What is NT LIVE: KING LEAR about?

Captured live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear in cinemas nationwide on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. local time. Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends. Jonathan Munby directs this ‘nuanced and powerful’ (The Times) contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play.

NT LIVE: KING LEAR

Name: NT LIVE: KING LEAR
Released: 2018-09-27
Duration: 220
Rating: 62

NR 3 hr 40 min

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How long is NT LIVE: KING LEAR?: NT LIVE: KING LEAR is 3 hr 40 min long.

Who directed NT LIVE: KING LEAR?: Richard Eyre

Who is Lear in NT LIVE: KING LEAR?: Anthony Hopkins plays Lear in the film.

What is NT LIVE: KING LEAR about?: Captured live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear in cinemas nationwide on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. local time. Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends. Jonathan Munby directs this ‘nuanced and powerful’ (The Times) contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play.