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Plot

Shakespeare's tragedy, made for British television, is given a full-blooded rendition here with the great Laurence Olivier in the title role and a stellar cast to support him, in the tale of a king torn apart by the ambition and treachery within his family and by his own pride.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
158min.
DVD Release Date:
06/13/2000
Director(s):
Themes:
Fathers and Daughters,Crowned Heads
Tone:
Affectionate,Bleak,Poignant,Talky,Austere
Keywords:
abandonment,ambition,betrayal,bribery,craziness,cruelty,deception,family,generation-gap,greed,jealousy,killing,king,poison,treachery
Language:
English