Overview
A modern take on William Shakespeare's King Lear.
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Cast
Bruce Dern
Davenport Lear
Anthony Michael Hall
Glenn Lear
Sean Astin
Tom Cornwall
Aly Michalka
Regan Lear
Victoria Smurfit
Diana
Nic Bishop
Kent Lear
James Hoare
Rory Lear
Amy Argyle
Natalie
Yvonne Delarosa
Maria
Stephen Ellis
Tyler
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