King Lear
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.
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Cast
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Paul Scofield
King Lear
Known for
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Irene Worth
Goneril
Known for
Deathtrap
Eyewitness
Susan Engel
Regan
Known for
Damage
Inspector Clouseau
Anne-Lise Gabold
Cordelia
Known for
Nocturne
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Alan Webb
Gloucester
Known for
The First Great Train Robbery
The Canterbury Tales
Ian Hogg
Edmund
Known for
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
The Miniaturist
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Edgar
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Tom Fleming
Kent
Known for
Mary, Queen of Scots
Jack MacGowran
Fool
Known for
The Fearless Vampire Killers
The Exorcist
Cyril Cusack
Albany
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Patrick Magee
Cornwall
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Barry Lyndon
Barry Stanton
Oswald
Known for
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
Robin Hood
Peter Brook Director · William Shakespeare Author Henning Kristiansen Cinematographer
United States release November 22, 1971 · Produced in Denmark, United Kingdom · Production Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film
Production
Royal Shakespeare Company
Production
Athena Film A/S
Production
Laterna Film
Production
Denmark · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 10, 1970
Theatrical
United States · November 22, 1971
Theatrical
Denmark
February 4, 1971 · Theatrical
France
March 13, 1974 · Theatrical
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