King Lear

Name: King Lear
Director: Trevor Nunn
Released: 2008
Duration: 150 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Ian McKellen, William Gaunt, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes, Frances Barber

2008 · 150 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 690 VOTES · DIR. Trevor Nunn

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,192 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:15 I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall.

00:08:49 - Good, my liege? - Peace, Kent!

00:15:43 Therefore begone, without our grace, our love

00:22:10 The King falls from bias of nature, there's father against child.

00:29:13 Where's my knave? Agh! The world's asleep.

00:35:55 and sometimes I am whipped for holding my peace.

00:43:08 I know his heart and I have writ my sister.

00:49:09 Would he deny his letter, said he? I never got him.

00:55:34 He cannot flatter, he!

01:02:52 Commanded me to follow and attend the leisure of their answer.

01:09:48 I pray you, father

01:17:16 If on my credit you dare build so far, go, make your speed to Dover

01:24:08 - Good my lord, enter. - In, boy. Go first.

01:30:46 I loved him, friend, no father his son dearer.

01:38:06 Who alone suffers

01:46:39 The worst returns to laughter.

01:54:18 but not without that harmful stroke, which since hath plucked him after.

02:01:57 so many fathoms down precipitating, thou'dst shivered like an egg.

02:08:22 None, I said, none!

02:17:11 that my two sisters have in thy reverence made!

02:26:11 let but the herald cry and I'll appear again.

02:35:01 Edmund, I arrest thee on capital treason

02:44:27 Alack, why thus?

02:52:22 nor live so long.

Cast & Characters

Ian McKellen King Lear William Gaunt Earl of Gloucester Philip Winchester Edmund Ben Meyjes Edgar Frances Barber Goneril Monica Dolan Regan Romola Garai Cordelia Sylvester McCoy Lear's Fool Jonathan Hyde Earl of Kent Guy Williams Duke of Cornwall

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,192

Dialogue density14.6 lines / min

First line00:01:15

Final line02:52:22

Production Record

DirectorTrevor Nunn

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes690