King Lear is a 2008 television film based on the William Shakespeare play of the same name, directed by Trevor Nunn.
It was broadcast on More4 in the UK on Christmas Day, and shown on PBS' Great Performances in the United States in March 2009.
It features the same cast and director as the 2007 RSC production, and started filming only a few days after the final performance at the New London Theatre, at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire.
It was shown on Channel 4 on 26 December 2008, as well as being broadcast on PBS in 2009 and a number of other TV stations internationally, including NHK Japan.
King Lear started filming only a few days after the final stage performance on 12 January 2008.