Watch King Lear (1982) Online

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers. Read More

Watch King Lear online. Featuring Michael Hordern and Brenda Blethyn, King Lear is classified as Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 2 services such as BritBox and BritBox Amazon Channel. The movie was filmed in United Kingdom and was released on 1982. King Lear was directed by Jonathan Miller,Peter Stenning. Read Less