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King Lear

Movie 1975 TMDB 10.0/10 Released

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.

King Lear is a movie first shown in 1975. Runtime is 120 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Drama. TMDB score 10.0/10 from 1 votes.

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Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
King Lear
Release year
1975
Release date
March 23, 1975
Status
Released
Runtime
120 minutes
Genres
Drama
Production companies
BBC
Director
Jonathan Miller
TMDB rating
10.0/10 (1 votes)
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Cast

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

King Lear

Sarah Badel

Sarah Badel

Goneril

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Regan

Angela Down

Angela Down

Cordelia

Frank Middlemass

Frank Middlemass

Fool

Anthony Nicholls

Anthony Nicholls

Earl of Gloucester

Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

Edmund

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Edgar

Ewan Hooper

Ewan Hooper

Earl of Kent

Benjamin Whitrow

Benjamin Whitrow

Duke of Albany

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Duke of Cornwall

Donald Gee

Donald Gee

Oswald

David Horovitch

David Horovitch

Duke of Burgundy

David Neal

David Neal

King of France

George Merritt

George Merritt

Old Man

M

Mike Hayward

First Servant

R

Roger Elliott

Second Servant

G

Geoffrey Collins

Third Servant

Characters

  • King Lear voiced by Michael Hordern
  • Goneril voiced by Sarah Badel
  • Regan voiced by Penelope Wilton
  • Cordelia voiced by Angela Down
  • Fool voiced by Frank Middlemass
  • Earl of Gloucester voiced by Anthony Nicholls
  • Edmund voiced by Michael Jayston
  • Edgar voiced by Ronald Pickup
  • Earl of Kent voiced by Ewan Hooper
  • Duke of Albany voiced by Benjamin Whitrow
  • Duke of Cornwall voiced by John Shrapnel
  • Oswald voiced by Donald Gee
  • Duke of Burgundy voiced by David Horovitch
  • King of France voiced by David Neal
  • Old Man voiced by George Merritt
  • First Servant voiced by Mike Hayward
  • Second Servant voiced by Roger Elliott
  • Third Servant voiced by Geoffrey Collins

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