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King Lear

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PG-13 1971 · 2h 17m
Drama
Starring Paul Scofield · Irene Worth · Susan Engel
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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.

Theatrical
Nov 22, 1971
Director
Peter Brook
Producers
Sam Lomberg, Michael Birkett, Mogens Skot-Hansen
Studio
Royal Shakespeare Company, Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film
Keywords
infidelity romantic rivalry murder dysfunctional family betrayal based on play or musical sibling rivalry political unrest ostracism father daughter relationship sister sister relationship death by hanging
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Paul Scofield
King Lear
I
Irene Worth
Goneril
S
Susan Engel
Regan
A
Anne-Lise Gabold
Cordelia
A
Alan Webb
Gloucester
I
Ian Hogg
Edmund
R
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Edgar
T
Tom Fleming
Kent
J
Jack MacGowran
Fool
C
Cyril Cusack
Albany
P
Patrick Magee
Cornwall
B
Barry Stanton
Oswald

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