King Lear
1970•PG-13•2h 17m•6.5•Released
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.
Director
Peter Brook
Writer
Peter Brook
Languages
English
Studio
Royal Shakespeare Company
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
Production
Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
Company
Athena Film A/S
Company
Laterna Film
Producer
Michael Birkett
Producer
Sam Lomberg
Producer
Mogens Skot-Hansen
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