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King Lear

Not Rated
Drama
6.6/10(18 ratings)

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

02-04-1971
2h 17m
King Lear
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Main Cast

Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

King Lear

Irene Worth

Irene Worth

Goneril

Susan Engel

Susan Engel

Regan

Cordelia

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Gloucester

Ian Hogg

Ian Hogg

Edmund

Edgar

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Peter Brook
Writer:
Peter Brook
Production:
Royal Shakespeare Company, Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film

Key Crew

Director:
Peter Brook
Writer:
Peter Brook
Theatre Play:
William Shakespeare
Producer:
Mogens Skot-Hansen
Production Design:
Georges Wakhévitch

Locations and Languages

Country:
DK; GB
Filming:
DK; GB
Languages:
en