King Lear

King Lear (1974)

James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.

  • Release Date: 1974-02-20
  • Runtime: 2h 55min
  • Director: Edwin Sherin

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Cast

  • James Earl Jones

    King Lear

  • Douglass Watson

    Kent

  • Paul Sorvino

    Gloucester

  • Raúl Juliá

    Edmund

  • Rosalind Cash

    Goneril

  • Lee Chamberlin

    Cordelia

  • Ellen Holly

    Regan

  • Robert Stattel

    Albany

  • Robert Lanchester

    Cornwall

  • Lou Quinones

    Burgundy

  • Jean-Pierre Stewart

    France

  • René Auberjonois

    Edgar

  • Frederick Coffin

    Oswald

  • Tom Aldredge

    Fool

  • George Dzundza

    Gentleman

  • John R. Tobinski

    Curan

  • James Harper

    First Servant to Cornwall

  • Anthony Chisholm

    Servant to Cornwall

  • Franklyn Seales

    Servant to Cornwall

  • Charles Pegues

    Old Man

  • Redvers Jeanmarie

    Messenger

  • William Hart

    Doctor

  • Gregory Mosher

    Messenger

  • Frankie Faison

    Captain

  • George Addison

    Herald

  • James West III

    Gentleman

  • Jose Machado

    Attendant

  • Simpson Markson

    Attendant

  • Kevin Maung

    Attendant

  • John Salat

    Attendant

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