King Lear

2018 television film
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Summary

King Lear is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,151 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Lear's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • King Lear was directed by Richard Eyre[4].
  • King Lear's composer is recorded as Stephen Warbeck[5].
  • King Lear's genre is tragedy[6].
  • King Lear's based on is recorded as King Lear[7].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Anthony Hopkins[8].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Emma Thompson[9].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Emily Watson[10].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Florence Pugh[11].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Jim Broadbent[12].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Andrew Scott[13].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Jim Carter[14].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Christopher Eccleston[15].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Tobias Menzies[16].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Anthony Calf[17].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Karl Johnson[18].
  • A cast member of King Lear was John Standing[19].
  • A cast member of King Lear was Chuk Iwuji[20].
  • A cast member of King Lear was John Macmillan[21].
  • King Lear's director of photography is recorded as Ben Smithard[22].
  • The original language of King Lear was English[23].
  • King Lear's review score is recorded as 7.7/10[24].
  • King Lear's review score is recorded as 91%[25].
  • King Lear's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC Two[26].
  • King Lear's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

King Lear was directed by Richard Eyre[4]. Cast members include Anthony Hopkins[8], Emma Thompson[9], Emily Watson[10], Florence Pugh[11], Jim Broadbent[12], and Andrew Scott[13].

Publication

King Lear was published on 2018[28]. The original language of it was English[23]. Its genre is tragedy[6].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10[24] and 91%[25].

Why It Matters

King Lear ranks in the top 8% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,151 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → King Lear (2018)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Archive of our own tag: King Lear (2018), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/233228205|King Lear (2018) (#233228205)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7355|Ar"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 7473890
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 161160
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 161160, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269272|batch #269272]]"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 189669
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
  5. 22w ago · Broad-Rat · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original broadcaster → BBC Two
    Aliases → —
    Publication date → +2018-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin → United Kingdom, United States
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Il mondo dei doppiatori id: film1/kinglear"
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