PG-132h 17m1970

King Lear

Name: King Lear
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970-07-10
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold, Alan Webb

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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.

Director: Peter Brook
Writers: William Shakespeare, Peter Brook
Language: English
Country: Denmark, United Kingdom
Release date: 10 July 1970

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