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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. Cast Ian Holm King Lear Barbara Flynn Goneril Amanda Redman Regan Michael Bryant Fool David Lyon Albany Michael Simkins Cornwall Adrian Irvine France Paul Rhys Edgar Timothy West Gloucester Finbar Lynch Edmund David Burke Kent Martin Chamberlain King Lear`s Knight Victoria Hamilton Cordelia Nicholas R. Bailey Burgundy William Osborne Oswald

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