King Lear
8.6
James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.
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James Earl Jones
King Lear
Known for
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Douglass Watson
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Paul Sorvino
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Raúl Juliá
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Edwin Sherin Director · George Keenan Editor Santo Loquasto Production designer
United States release February 20, 1974 · Produced in United States
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Broadway Theatre Archive
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 20, 1974
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