King Lear (1983) is a video production of William Shakespeare's 1606 play of the same name, directed by Michael Elliott.
Shakespeare's characters use the clothing, weapons, and technology of the early Bronze Age rather than the Elizabethan era.
[2] Laurence Olivier played Lear in this production to great acclaim, winning an Emmy for his performance.
[3] A notable cast was assembled for this production, including, in addition to Olivier, John Hurt (Fool), Diana Rigg (Regan), Leo McKern (Gloucester), Dorothy Tutin (Goneril), Anna Calder-Marshall (Cordelia), David Threlfall (Edgar), Colin Blakely (Kent), and Robert Lindsay (Edmund).
(Ustinov was host for all the Mobil Showcase Theatre presentations, of which the Olivier King Lear was one.)