 King Lear 1998  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Eyre
Cast: Ian Holm, Barbara Flynn, Amanda Redman, Michael Bryant, David Lyon, Michael Simkins, Adrian Irvine, Paul Rhys, Timothy West, Finbar Lynch, David Burke, Martin Chamberlain, Victoria Hamilton, Nicholas R. Bailey, William Osborne
This made-for-TV film stars Ian Holm in the title role of King Lear, and Barbara Flynn, Amanda Redman, and Victoria Hamilton play his daughters Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. When Lear decides to leave his kingdom to the daughter who proves that she loves him most, tragedy lies in wait. Meanwhile, Gloucester (Timothy West) and his sons Edmund and Edgar (Finbar Lynch and Paul Rhys) have their own family problems to deal with. Tragedies lie ahead for both families. This is one of the better productions of Shakespeare's tragedy.
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A Man for All Seasons 1988  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charlton Heston
Cast: Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Roy Kinnear, Martin Chamberlain, Nicolas Amer, Jonathan Hackett, Benjamin Whitrow, Brian Badcoe
This remake of the 1966 film is well-worth watching. This time around, Charlton Heston does an admirable job portraying Sir Thomas More who refuses to help Henry VIII break away from the influences of the Pope's Roman Catholic Church.
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| 1. King Lear (1998)
2. A Man for All Seasons (1988)
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