King Lear (1975-03-23)
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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.
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Status: Released
Release Date: 1975-03-23
Runtime: 2h
Director: Jonathan Miller
Writer: William Shakespeare
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Michael Hordern
King Lear
Sarah Badel
Goneril
Penelope Wilton
Regan
Angela Down
Cordelia
Frank Middlemass
Fool
Anthony Nicholls
Earl of Gloucester
Michael Jayston
Edmund
Ronald Pickup
Edgar
Ewan Hooper
Earl of Kent
Benjamin Whitrow
Duke of Albany
John Shrapnel
Duke of Cornwall
Donald Gee
Oswald
David Horovitch
Duke of Burgundy
David Neal
King of France
George Merritt
Old Man
Mike Hayward
First Servant
Roger Elliott
Second Servant
Geoffrey Collins
Third Servant
David Kincaid
Gentleman / Attendanton Cordelia
Leslie Glazer
Doctor
Paul Haley
Captain
David Sinclair
Herald
Alec Sabin
First Officer
Terry Wright
Second Officer

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