Movie·1970·2h 17m
King Lear
Country
Denmark
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Michael Birkett, Sam Lomberg
Cinematography
Henning Kristiansen
Editor
Albert Jurgenson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
20 votes
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Cast
Paul Scofield
King Lear
Irene Worth
Goneril
Susan Engel
Regan
Anne-Lise Gabold
Cordelia
Alan Webb
Gloucester
Ian Hogg
Edmund
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Edgar
Tom Fleming
Kent
Jack MacGowran
Fool
Cyril Cusack
Albany
Patrick Magee
Cornwall
Barry Stanton
Oswald
// crew
Crew
Peter Brook
Director, Writer
Michael Birkett
Producer
Sam Lomberg
Producer, Executive Producer
Mogens Skot-Hansen
Producer
Henning Kristiansen
Director of Photography
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Kasper Schyberg
Editor
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