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    King Lear

    137'

    1970-07-10

    6.5

    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.

    DirectingPeter BrookWritingPeter Brook

    Cast

    1

    King Lear

    Paul Scofield

    1

    Goneril

    Irene Worth

    1

    Regan

    Susan Engel

    1

    Cordelia

    Anne-Lise Gabold

    2

    Gloucester

    Alan Webb

    1

    Edmund

    Ian Hogg

    1

    Edgar

    Robert Langdon Lloyd

    1

    Kent

    Tom Fleming

    1

    Fool

    Jack MacGowran

    1

    Albany

    Cyril Cusack

    1

    Cornwall

    Patrick Magee

    1

    Oswald

    Barry Stanton

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Denmark
      2. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Royal Shakespeare Company
      2. Athena Film A/S
      3. Laterna Film
    • Vote Count: 21
    • Popularity: 1.5364
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:King Lear

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