King Lear

King Lear

137 mins | Drama | Feb. 4, 1971

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.

King Lear

137 mins | Drama | Feb. 4, 1971

King Lear
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Royal Shakespeare Company, Laterna Film, Athena Film A/S
Original title King Lear
Directors Peter Brook
Writers Peter Brook, William Shakespeare

Cast

Paul Scofield

as King Lear

Irene Worth

as Goneril

Cyril Cusack

as Albany

Susan Engel

as Regan

Tom Fleming

as Kent

Anne-Lise Gabold

as Cordelia

Ian Hogg

as Edmund