King Lear (1975)

King Lear (1975)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1975-03-23 United Kingdom 120 Min. PG-13
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Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Michael Hordern is King Lear
King Lear
Sarah Badel is Goneril
Goneril
Penelope Wilton is Regan
Regan
Angela Down is Cordelia
Cordelia
Frank Middlemass is Fool
Fool
Anthony Nicholls is Earl of Gloucester
Earl of Gloucester
Michael Jayston is Edmund
Edmund
Ronald Pickup is Edgar
Edgar
Ewan Hooper is Earl of Kent
Earl of Kent
Benjamin Whitrow is Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany
John Shrapnel is Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Cornwall
Donald Gee is Oswald
Oswald
David Horovitch is Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy
David Neal is King of France
King of France
George Merritt is Old Man
Old Man
Mike Hayward is First Servant
First Servant
Roger Elliott is Second Servant
Second Servant
Geoffrey Collins is Third Servant
Third Servant
David Kincaid is Gentleman / Attendanton Cordelia
Gentleman / Attendanton Cordelia
Leslie Glazer is Doctor
Doctor
Paul Haley is Captain
Captain
David Sinclair is Herald
Herald
Alec Sabin is First Officer
First Officer
Terry Wright is Second Officer
Second Officer

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