3.29 King Lear (1606) in Full

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2009 Emmy Nominee Ian McKellen recreates his recent stage performance of the 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 2007.

Reference: King Lear, Great Performances on PBS.

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King Lear

Note. The numbers in the title refer to the play number (3.29) and publication year (1606), which Wikipedia noted based on the Oxford chronology.