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About
King Lear, old and weary, divides his kingdom among his daughters, placing great weight on their declarations of love for him. However, when Cordelia, the youngest and most honest, refuses to flatter the old man in exchange for his favour, he banishes her and seeks support from his remaining daughters. Goneril and Regan, however, harbour no love for him and instead conspire to seize all his power. In a parallel, Lear’s loyal courtier Gloucester favours his illegitimate son Edmund after being deceived by lies about his faithful son Edgar. Tragically, both ill-fated fathers are consumed by madness and experience immense suffering.
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 31, 1982
Cast
Full credits →M
Mike Kellin
King Lear
D
Darryl Hickman
Earl of Kent
C
Charles Aidman
Earl of Gloucester
D
David Groh
Edmund
J
Jeremy Whelan
Soldier / Courtier
H
Helen Rubio
Soldier / Courtier
K
Kitty Winn
Cordelia
M
Melora Marshall
Regan
S
Sam Anderson
Duke of Albany
C
Carl Strano
Duke of Cornwall
B
Bart Braverman
Duke of Burgundy
B
Brian Kerwin
J
Joel Bailey
Edgar
D
Daryl Anderson
Oswald
B
Ben Fuhrman
Player #1
L
Linus Huffman
Player #2
O
Olaf Pooley
The Doctor
L
Lawrence Gray
Soldier / Courtier
J
John Laughlin
Soldier / Courtier
D
David Steen
Soldier / Courtier
