King of Texas

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King of Texas
Poster
Based onKing Lear
by William Shakespeare
Screenplay byStephen Harrigan[1]
Directed byUli Edel[2]
StarringPatrick Stewart[3]
Marcia Gay Harden[3]
Lauren Holly[3]
Julie Cox[3]
Theme music composerJohn Altman[4]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersArt Levinson[2]
Wendy Neuss-Stewart[2]
CinematographyPaul Elliott[4]
EditorMark Conte[4]
Running time95 minutes
Production companiesMilk & Honey Pictures
Flying Freehold Productions
Hallmark Entertainment
TNT Original Productions
Original release
NetworkTNT[5]
ReleaseMarch 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)

King of Texas is a 2002 American Western television film[5] based on William Shakespeare's King Lear[1] and directed by Uli Edel.[2]

Plot

The film takes the plot of William Shakespeare's King Lear and places it in the Republic of Texas during the 19th century.[3] Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a wealthy cattle baron and analog to King Lear. In the story, Lear exiles his youngest daughter, who is later supported by the wealthy landowner, Mechacha.[6] Lear divides his property among his daughters, only to be rejected by the eldest two of them once they have it.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Satellite Award

Western Heritage Awards

  • Won, Best Television Feature Film[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hill, Michael (June 1, 2002). "An Old Story in the Old West". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Western Heritage Award Winners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved September 8, 2013., searching for "Full Name"="King of Texas"
  3. ^ a b c d e Macmillan, Alissa (June 1, 2002). "Every Inch A 'King' Patrick Stewart's Lear reigns in 19th-century Texas". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "King Of Texas (2002) - Cast & Crew". TNT. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "King Of Texas (2002)". TNT. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  6. ^ Della Gatta, Carla (2023). Latinx Shakespeares: Staging US Intracultural Theater. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-472-05577-7.
  7. ^ a b c "Satellite Awards for 2003". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

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