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King Lear

King Lear (1975)

2h 0m | PG-13

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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

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Cast

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

as King Lear

Sarah Badel

Sarah Badel

as Goneril

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

as Regan

Angela Down

Angela Down

as Cordelia

Frank Middlemass

Frank Middlemass

as Fool

Anthony Nicholls

Anthony Nicholls

as Earl of Gloucester