---
title: 'The Lost King (2022)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Frears'
released: '2022-10-07'
runtime_minutes: 109
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lost-king-2022'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13421498/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lost King (2022)

2022 · PG-13 · 109 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Lost King is a 2022 British biographical film directed by Stephen Frears. Written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, it is based on the 2013 book The King's Grave: The Search for Richard III by Philippa Langley and Michael Jones. It is a dramatisation of the story of Philippa Langley, the woman who initiated the search to find King Richard III's remains under a car park in Leicester, and her treatment by the University of Leicester in the claiming of credit for the discovery. Coogan and Harry Lloyd also feature in the cast.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Steve Coogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-coogan), [Jeff Pope](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-pope)
- **Director:** [Stephen Frears](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-frears)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Director of Photography:** [Zac Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/zac-nicholson)
- **Editor:** [Pia Di Ciaula](https://cinepixo.com/people/pia-di-ciaula)

## Cast

- [Harry Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-lloyd) as Richard III of England
- [Lee Ingleby](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-ingleby)
- [Steve Coogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-coogan) as John Langley
- [James Fleet](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-fleet) as John Ashdown-Hill
- [Sally Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-hawkins) as Philippa Langley
- [Mark Addy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-addy) as Richard Buckley

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Official site: https://www.thelostkingfilm.co.uk/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lost-king-2022
Film facts: Wikidata (Q111942047); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.
