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Released , 'King Lear' stars Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Monica Dolan, Sylvester McCoy The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 13 knowledgeable users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers."
'King Lear' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, and Broadway HD Amazon Channel .
'King Lear' Release Dates
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
April 21st, 2009
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