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King Lear

King Lear

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1970-07-10
⌚ Running Time: 137 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.3

Beloved Cast

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

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