Fancy watching 'King Lear' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Peter Brook-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.
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Released November 22nd, 1971, 'King Lear' stars Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 17 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 18 experienced users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .
'King Lear' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on November 22nd, 1971
