The Lears

The Lears
Directed byCarl Bessai
Screenplay byCarl Bessai
Based onKing Lear
by William Shakespeare
Produced byIrwin Olian
Starring
Edited byJay Fox
Music byMark Orton
Production
companies
NeoClassics Films
Raven West Films Ltd.
Release date
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Lears is a 2017 American comedy-drama film and the adaptation of William Shakespeare's King Lear.[1][2] Directed by Carl Bessai, it stars Bruce Dern, Anthony Michael Hall and Sean Astin.[3][4][5][6]

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