King of Texas
Director: Uli Edel
Genre: Costume drama, Television movie, Western, Film adaptation, Action/Adventure, Tragedy, Period piece, Drama
Year: 2002
Country: United States of America
Starring: Marcia Gay Harden, Patrick Stewart, David Alan Grier, Liam Waite, Roy Scheider, Matt Letscher, Patrick Bergin, Steven Bauer, Julie Cox, Colm Meaney, Lauren Holly, Richard Lineback
King of Texas is a 2002 American television film based on William Shakespeare's King Lear directed by Uli Edel.
The film takes the plot of William Shakespeare's King Lear and places it in the Republic of Texas during the 19th century. Stewart stars as John Lear, a wealthy cattle baron and analog to King Lear. In the story, Lear divides his property among his daughters only to be rejected by them once they have it.
(the analogue from King Lear is in parenthesis)
Satellite Award
Western Heritage Awards
Western Writers of America
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