King Lear
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
Actor: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold, Alan Webb, Ian Hogg, Robert Langdon Lloyd, Tom Fleming, Jack MacGowran, Cyril Cusack
Director: Peter Brook
Country: Denmark, United Kingdom
Produced By: Royal Shakespeare Company, Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film
Runtime: 137
Release: 1971
Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Language: English, en,
Views: 409
Content Rating:GP
Quality: DVD
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