King Lear (1970)

Overview

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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Directed by

Peter Brook

Cast

• Paul Scofield as King Lear
• Irene Worth as Goneril
• Susan Engel as Regan
• Anne-Lise Gabold as Cordelia
• Alan Webb as Gloucester
• Ian Hogg as Edmund
• Robert Langdon Lloyd as Edgar
• Tom Fleming as Kent
• Jack MacGowran as Fool
• Cyril Cusack as Albany
• Patrick Magee as Cornwall
• Barry Stanton as Oswald

Trailer

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