Movie Description
King Lear
(1975)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jonathan Miller
- Producer : Cedric Messina
- Writer : William Shakespeare
- Cast : Michael Hordern,Sarah Badel,Penelope Wilton,Angela Down,Frank Middlemass,Anthony Nicholls,Michael Jayston,Ronald Pickup,Ewan Hooper,Benjamin Whitrow,John Shrapnel,Donald Gee,David Horovitch,David Neal,George Merritt,Mike Hayward,Roger Elliott,Geoffrey Collins,David Kincaid,Leslie Glazer,Paul Haley,David Sinclair,Alec Sabin,Terry Wright
Cast
King Lear
Goneril
Regan
Cordelia
Fool
Earl of Gloucester
Edmund
Edgar
Earl of Kent
Duke of Albany
Duke of Cornwall
Oswald
Duke of Burgundy
King of France
Old Man
First Servant
Second Servant
Third Servant
Gentleman / Attendanton Cordelia
Doctor
Captain
Herald
First Officer
Second Officer
Posters
Facts
Original TitleKing Lear
Status Released
Release Information
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1975-03-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 00m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Drama
