King Lear

Jul 10, 1970

2h 17m

★ 6.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Royal Shakespeare Company

Athena Film A/S

Laterna Film

King Lear Trailers

Cast

King Lear

Paul Scofield

Goneril

Irene Worth

Regan

Susan Engel

Cordelia

Anne-Lise Gabold

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Ian Hogg

Edgar

Robert Langdon Lloyd

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Tom Fleming

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Cyril Cusack

Cornwall

Patrick Magee

Oswald

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