King Lear
Summary: The Shakespeare tragedy that gave us the expression "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child." King Lear has not one but two ungrateful children, and it's especially galling because he turned over his en...
Runtime: 2 h 17 min
MPAA: PG-13
Language: English
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