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Name: King Lear
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 2008
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Monica Dolan, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester

📋 Film Details

Year	2008
Country	United Kingdom
Genre	Drama, TV Movie
Director	Trevor Nunn
Runtime	150 min.
Rating	TMDB: 6.7/10 (13 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Peter Brook's adaptation is a stark, unforgiving examination of Shakespeare's tragedy, stripped bare of theatrical grandeur. Sir Ian McKellen delivers a monumental, deeply human performance, charting the king's descent with terrifying intimacy.

What lingers after the final frame is the chilling relevance of its themes—the fragility of power, the poison of flattery, and the unraveling of a mind. It is less a filmed play and more a searing cinematic study of ruin. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Trevor Nunn

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