Film
King Lear
1997 · 2h 10m · Drama
A tragedy by William Shakespeare, from Orion Theatre in Stockholm
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Overview
A tragedy by William Shakespeare about King Lear who intends to abdicate, and therefore wants to carve the kingdom up between his three daughters.
Cast
Keve Hjelm
King Lear
Maria Eggers
Goneril
Anna Eklund
Regan
Tilde Björfors
Cordelia
Anders Andersson
Duke of Albany
Pär Milstam
Duke of Cornwall
Michael Meschke
Earl of Kent
Annika Brunsten
Fool
Thomas Roos
Earl of Gloucester
Kjell Tovle
Edmund
Carlo Schmidt
Edgar
Gudmar Wivesson
King of France / Captain
Per Winqvist
Duke of Burgundy / Servant
Henrik Nilzén
Oswald
Crew
- Peter OskarsonDirector
- Bengt Wennehorst-NormanDirector
- Lena LindahlProducer
- Anders LindblomProducer
Details
- Release date
- January 11, 1997
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama
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