
King Lear (1975)
2h 0m | PG-13
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.
Director: Jonathan Miller
Studio: BBC
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast

Michael Hordern
as King Lear

Sarah Badel
as Goneril

Penelope Wilton
as Regan

Angela Down
as Cordelia

Frank Middlemass
as Fool

Anthony Nicholls
as Earl of Gloucester