King Lear

King Lear

156 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 1974

When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm. Can a man undo his wrongs? Will Cordelia be saved? Or will the wheels of fate crush all in its way?

King Lear

156 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 1974

King Lear
When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm. Can a man undo his wrongs? Will Cordelia be saved? Or will the wheels of fate crush all in its way?
Producers Thames Television
Original title King Lear
Directors Tony Davenell
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Patrick Magee

as King Lear

Patrick Mower

as Edmund

Beth Harris

as Goneril

Ann Lynn

as Regan

Wendy Allnutt

as Cordelia

Philip Brack

as Albany

Ray Smith

as Kent

Robert Coleby

as Edgar

Ronald Radd

as Gloucester