King Lear

King Lear

175 mins | Feb. 20, 1974

James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.

King Lear

175 mins | Feb. 20, 1974

King Lear
James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.
IMDb rating 8.7
Producers
Original title King Lear
Directors Edwin Sherin
Writers

Cast

James Earl Jones

as King Lear

Paul Sorvino

as Gloucester

Raúl Juliá

as Edmund

Rosalind Cash

as Goneril

Douglass Watson

as Kent

Tom Aldredge

as Fool

Lee Chamberlin

as Cordelia

Frederick Coffin

as Oswald

George Dzundza

as Gentleman