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King Lear (1970)
Directed by Peter Brook
Drama · 2h 17m
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.
Cast
Paul Scofield
Irene Worth
Susan Engel
Anne-Lise Gabold
Alan Webb
Ian Hogg
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Jack MacGowran
Cyril Cusack
Patrick Magee
Barry Stanton
Crew
- Director
- Peter Brook
- Writer
- Peter Brook
- Director of Photography
- Henning Kristiansen
- Editor
- Albert Jurgenson, Kasper Schyberg
- Producer
- Sam Lomberg, Michael Birkett, Mogens Skot-Hansen
Details
- Release date
- 1970-07-10
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Denmark, United Kingdom
- Production
- Royal Shakespeare Company, Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film