Directed by:
Michael Elliott DennisPlots(1)
The late Sir Lawrence Olivier stars in this production of Shakespeare's King Lear. It is the timeless tale of greed and lust for power, and of a sick old man, his scheming children and lost loyalties. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Laurence Olivier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653386_e9c43e.jpg)
Laurence Olivier
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Sleuth (1972)
Hamlet (1948)
![Colin Blakely](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886016_61beff.jpg)
Colin Blakely
UK
Best movies:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Password is Courage (1962)
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
![Anna Calder-Marshall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/115/160115866_4281b4.jpg)
Anna Calder-Marshall
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
![Jeremy Kemp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/639/163639114_a6a45b.jpg)
Jeremy Kemp
UK
Best movies:
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Cleopatra (1963)
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
![Robert Lindsay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386727_d9ca7a.jpg)
Robert Lindsay
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
![Leo McKern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/099/163099557_698bc3.jpg)
Leo McKern
Australia
Best movies:
The Omen (1976)
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
![John Hurt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/843/160843644_e3b5c4.png)
John Hurt
UK
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Vincent - The Life and death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
![Diana Rigg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/774/164774927_3f4279.jpg)
Diana Rigg
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Julius Caesar (1970)
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
![Brian Cox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269132_a9796e.jpg)
Brian Cox
UK
Best movies:
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (TV movie)
Braveheart (1995)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - a.f.
![Geoffrey Bateman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712102_890415.jpg)
Geoffrey Bateman
Best movies:
Leon (1994)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
![John Cording](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673982_71a562.jpg)
John Cording
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Superman (1978)
![Esmond Knight](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505321_153cd2.jpg)
Esmond Knight
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Hamlet (1948)
![David Threlfall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/941/161941296_7765ce.jpg)
David Threlfall
UK
Best movies:
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
![Dorothy Tutin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/739/159739556_870246.jpg)
Dorothy Tutin
UK
Best movies:
Savage Messiah (1972)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
![Robert Lang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280082_f86ba3.jpg)
Robert Lang
UK
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Othello (1965)
I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill (1974) (TV movie)
William Tarmey
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
![Paul Curran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/451/161451337_62b3ad.jpg)
Paul Curran
UK
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Jabberwocky (1977)
Harry Fielder
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
The Elephant Man (1980)
![John Grillo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/523/161523316_973d05.jpg)
John Grillo
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Brazil (1985)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
Harry Walker
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)