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Great Performances•Season 36•Episode 5

King Lear

3.5/10 · 4 votesMar 25, 2009

Ranked #7 of 7 in Season 36•−4.0 vs season avg

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2009 Emmy Nominee Ian McKellen recreates his recent stage performance of Shakespeare's tragic monarch in a special television adaptation. Directed by Trevor Nunn, the telecast includes nearly all the original cast members of the sold-out Royal Shakespeare Company production that premiered in Stratford-Upon-Avon in April

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Episode Summary

"King Lear" is episode 5 of Great Performances season 36. It scored 3.5/10 from 4 votes, ranking #7 of 7 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on March 25, 2009.

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