King Lear

King Lear (1971)

Released: 1971-02-04 Duration: 2hr 17min
Genres: Drama
Rating 6.6
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Overview

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.

Production Companies

Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
Athena Film A/S
Laterna Film
Laterna Film

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 2.185

Directed By

Peter Brook

Crew

Director
Peter Brook
Writer
Peter Brook
Production Design
Georges Wakhévitch
Costume Design
Adele Angard
Sound Recordist
Bob Allen
Editor
Kasper Schyberg
Theatre Play
William Shakespeare
Executive Producer
Sam Lomberg
Makeup Artist
Ruth Hamler
Makeup Artist
Ken Lintott
Producer
Michael Birkett
Producer
Mogens Skot-Hansen
Director of Photography
Henning Kristiansen
Producer
Sam Lomberg
Editor
Albert Jurgenson

TOP CAST

Paul Scofield
Paul Scofield

King Lear

Irene Worth
Irene Worth

Goneril

Susan Engel
Susan Engel

Regan

Anne-Lise Gabold
Anne-Lise Gabold

Cordelia

Alan Webb
Alan Webb

Gloucester

Ian Hogg
Ian Hogg

Edmund

Robert Langdon Lloyd
Robert Langdon Lloyd

Edgar

Tom Fleming
Tom Fleming

Kent

Jack MacGowran
Jack MacGowran

Fool

Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack

Albany

Patrick Magee
Patrick Magee

Cornwall

Barry Stanton
Barry Stanton

Oswald

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