King Lear (1970)
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.
- Date of release
- 1970-07-10
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Peter Brook
Casting
- 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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