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King Lear

King Lear

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Drama

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

23 March 1975

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

King Lear

Sarah Badel

Sarah Badel

Goneril

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Regan

Angela Down

Angela Down

Cordelia

Frank Middlemass

Frank Middlemass

Fool

Anthony Nicholls

Anthony Nicholls

Earl of Gloucester

Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

Edmund

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Edgar

Ewan Hooper

Ewan Hooper

Earl of Kent

Benjamin Whitrow

Benjamin Whitrow

Duke of Albany

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Duke of Cornwall

Donald Gee

Donald Gee

Oswald

David Horovitch

David Horovitch

Duke of Burgundy

David Neal

David Neal

King of France

George Merritt

George Merritt

Old Man

Mike Hayward

Mike Hayward

First Servant

Roger Elliott

Roger Elliott

Second Servant

Geoffrey Collins

Geoffrey Collins

Third Servant

David Kincaid

David Kincaid

Gentleman / Attendanton Cordelia

Leslie Glazer

Leslie Glazer

Doctor

Paul Haley

Paul Haley

Captain

David Sinclair

David Sinclair

Herald

Alec Sabin

Alec Sabin

First Officer

Terry Wright

Terry Wright

Second Officer

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