King Lear (1970)

King Lear (1970)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1970-07-10 Denmark, United Kingdom 137 Min. PG-13
6.6 18 votes
Drama

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.

Cast

Paul Scofield is King Lear
King Lear
Irene Worth is Goneril
Goneril
Susan Engel is Regan
Regan
Anne-Lise Gabold is Cordelia
Cordelia
Alan Webb is Gloucester
Gloucester
Ian Hogg is Edmund
Edmund
Robert Langdon Lloyd is Edgar
Edgar
Tom Fleming is Kent
Kent
Jack MacGowran is Fool
Fool
Cyril Cusack is Albany
Albany
Patrick Magee is Cornwall
Cornwall
Barry Stanton is Oswald
Oswald

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