Title King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions, Channel 4, Thirteen/WNET New York and NHK Japan ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; produced for the RSC, Denis Wood ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt.

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[New York, NY] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009]

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Description	1 videodisc (approximately 173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details	DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, filmed in High Definition.
Note	Title from container.
Cast	Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, Seymour Matthews, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester.
Credits	Director of photography, Paul Wheeler ; editor, David Blackmore, David Thrasher.
Event	Originally broadcast on television in 2008.
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.
Note	Special features: Exclusive interview with Ian McKellen.
Language	Closed-captioned.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama.
	Kings and rulers -- Abdication.
	Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
	Conspiracy -- Drama.
	Avarice -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Television melodramas.
	Televised plays.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author	Price, Richard, 1949-
	Hunt, Chris.
	Wood, Denise.
	Nunn, Trevor.
	McKellen, Ian.
	Barber, Frances, 1958-
	Dolan, Monica.
	Garai, Romola, 1982-
	Hinton, Peter.
	Hyde, Jonathan, 1947-
	Matthews, Seymour.
	Gaunt, William, 1937-
	McCoy, Sylvester, 1943-
	Winchester, Philip, 1981-
	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.
	Royal Shakespeare Company.
	Performance Company.
	Iambic Productions.
	Channel Four (Great Britain)
	WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
	Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
	PBS Home Video.
Note	At head of title: Ian McKellen in the Royal Shakespeare Company's
ISBN	0793670667
	9780793670666
Standard No.	841887010672
Music No.	GPKL601 PBS Home Video

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