About
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
Theatrical
Aug 6, 1975
Director
Music
Studio
Lenfilm
Original Title
Король Лир
Original Language
Russian
Cast
Full credits →J
Jüri Järvet
King Lear
G
Galina Volchek
Regan
E
Elza Radziņa
Goneril
V
Valentina Shendrikova
Cordelia
O
Oleg Dal
Fool
D
Donatas Banionis
Albany
R
Regimantas Adomaitis
Edmund
A
Aleksandr Vokach
Cornwall
A
Aleksey Petrenko
Oswald
J
Juozas Budraitis
King of France
K
Karlis Sebris
Gloster
V
Vladimir Yemelyanov
Kent
L
Leonhard Merzin
Edgar
R
Roman Gromadskiy
Gloster's Servant
Z
Zinoviy Gerdt
King Lear (voice)
G
Grigoriy Gay
Gloster (voice)
A
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Albany (voice)
E
Emmanuil Vitorgan
Edgar (voice) / Messenger (uncredited)
N
Nikolay Kuzmin
A
Ants Lauter
