King Lear

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King Lear (1974)

Directed by Edwin Sherin

Drama, TV Movie · 2h 55m

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.

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Cast

James Earl Jones King Lear Douglass Watson Kent Paul Sorvino Gloucester Raúl Juliá Edmund Rosalind Cash Goneril Lee Chamberlin Cordelia Ellen Holly Regan
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Robert Stattel Albany
R
Robert Lanchester Cornwall
L
Lou Quinones Burgundy
J
Jean-Pierre Stewart France René Auberjonois Edgar

Crew

Director
Edwin Sherin
Editor
George Keenan

Details

Release date
1974-02-20
Runtime
2h 55m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Broadway Theatre Archive