King Lear

King Lear (1970)

Drama

King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom. Daughters Goneril and Regan profess their affection vehemently. Cordelia, who does not respect the process her father has chosen, does not humor him. Lear's perceived rejection from Cordelia leads to her banishment, thus splitting the kingdom between the other two. This hasty decision becomes his fatal error.

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  • Release Date: 1970-07-10
  • Runtime: 2h 17min
  • Director: Peter Brook

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Cast

  • Paul Scofield

    King Lear

  • Irene Worth

    Goneril

  • Susan Engel

    Regan

  • Anne-Lise Gabold

    Cordelia

  • Alan Webb

    Gloucester

  • Ian Hogg

    Edmund

  • Robert Langdon Lloyd

    Edgar

  • Tom Fleming

    Kent

  • Jack MacGowran

    Fool

  • Cyril Cusack

    Albany

  • Patrick Magee

    Cornwall

  • Barry Stanton

    Oswald

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