King Lear (1983) is a video production of William Shakespeare's 1606 play of the same name, directed by Michael Elliott.
[1] Elliott set his Lear in an environment resembling Stonehenge, although the production was entirely shot in a studio.
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).