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King Lear

'15' - Suitable only for 15 years and over.

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Actor:	Barbara Flynn, Victoria Hamilton, Ian Holm, Timothy West, Amanda Redman

Director:	Richard Eyre

Special Features:	Biographies.

Region:	Region 2

Aspect Ratio:	Aspect Ratio 4:3

Number of Discs:	1

Main Language:	English

Subtitle Languages:	English for the deaf and hard of hearing

Certificate:	15

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Release Date: 20 March 2006

Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. As the scheme unfolds Goneril and Regan's true colours emerge uncovering a vast conspiracy of greed, lust for power, and cruelty within the once close-knit and loyal dynasty. Beginning to doubt the very benevolence he wished to judge, Lear finds only betrayal and death awaiting his estimation. When he is tricked into making a devastating error, events spiral into madness and misdeeds that bring the realm to its knees.

Director Richard Eyre stages a bold, expressionistic interpretation of perhaps Shakespeare's most vivid and striking tragedy eliciting stunning performances from a cast including Emmy-nominated Sir Ian Holm, Amanda Redman, Victoria Hamilton and Timothy West as the doomed Gloucester.