King Lear (1953)

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King Lear

NR 1 hr 22 minOct 18th, 1953Drama, TV Movie, History

In this abridged television production Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power

StarringOrson WellesNatasha ParryArnold Moss

DirectorAndrew McCullough

WriterPeter Brook

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as Duke of Albany

Bramwell Fletcher

as Earl of Kent

David J. Stewart

Margaret Phillips

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William Shakespeare

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Virgil Thomson

Music

Georges Wakhévitch

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Henry May

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Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:February 9th, 2010 - Buy DVD

Original Language:English

Production Companies:CBS

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