King Lear 5 years old

King Lear

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

Credits

King Lear Cast

Name Character
Anthony Hopkins He was 80, now 86 years old as Lear
Emily Watson She was 51, now 57 years old as Regan
Emma Thompson She was 59, now 65 years old as Goneril
Florence Pugh She was 22, now 28 years old as Cordelia
Tobias Menzies He was 44, now 50 years old as Duke of Cornwall
Jim Carter He was 70, now 75 years old as Earl of Kent
Jim Broadbent He was 69, now 74 years old as Earl of Gloucester
Andrew Scott He was 41, now 47 years old as Edgar
Christopher Eccleston He was 54, now 60 years old as Oswald
Karl Johnson He was 70, now 76 years old as Fool
John Standing He was 84, now 89 years old as Butler
John MacMillan He was 82, now 88 years old as Edmund
Kaye Brown as 2nd Maid
Liam McKenna He was 36, now 42 years old as Sergeant Major
Chukwudi Iwuji as King of France
Anthony Calf He was 59, now 64 years old as Duke of Albany
Sam Redford as Young Captain
Paul Tinto as Soldier

King Lear Crew

Name Department
Stephen Warbeck as Original Music Composer. He was 65 (now 70) years old Sound
William Shakespeare as Theatre Play. He was 454 (51) years old when He died Writing
Nina Gold as Casting Director. She was 51 (now 57) years old Production
Richard Eyre as Director. He was 75 (now 81) years old Directing
Richard Eyre as Adaptation. He was 75 (now 81) years old Writing
Peter Francis as Production Design. Art
Andrew Caller as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. Sound
Ben Smithard as Director of Photography. He was 48 (now 54) years old Camera
King Lear poster
King Lear (5 years)

  • Release day: Monday, May 28, 2018
  • Runtime: 115 minutes