King Lear

Resource Information

The work King Lear represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton East Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

King Lear

Statement of responsibility

[written by] William Shakespeare ; a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions Limited, Thirteen/WNET New York and Channel 4 ; in association with NHK ; the Royal Shakespeare Company production ; produced by Richard Price, Chris Hunt ; directed by Trevor Nunn, Chris Hunt ; producer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Denise Wood

Creator

• King Lear (Television program : 2008)

Contributor

• Channel Four (Great Britain)
• Iambic Productions
• Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai
• PBS Home Video
• Performance Company
• Royal Shakespeare Company
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
• Barber, Frances, 1958-
• Dolan, Monica
• Garai, Romola, 1982-
• Gaunt, William, 1937-
• Hinton, Peter
• Hunt, Chris
• Hyde, Jonathan, 1948-
• McCoy, Sylvester, 1943-
• McKellen, Ian
• Meyjes, Ben
• Nunn, Trevor
• Price, Richard
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Winchester, Philip, 1981-
• Wood, Denise, (Producer)

Subject

• Avarice -- Drama
• Conspiracy -- Drama
• Cordelia (Legendary character) -- Drama
• Edgar (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) -- Drama
• Edmund (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) -- Drama
• Fathers and daughters -- Drama
• Gloucester, Earl of (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) -- Drama
• Goneril (Legendary character) -- Drama
• Inheritance and succession -- Drama
• Kent, Earl of (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) -- Drama
• Kings and rulers -- Abdication
• Lear, King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama
• Regan (Legendary character) -- Drama
• Televised plays
• Television adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Drama
• Televised plays
• Television adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

eng

Summary

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. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Paul Wheeler ; editor, David Blackmore, David Thrasher ; music, Seven Edis

Language note

Closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes

Runtime

155

Technique

live action