King Lear(1974)
Synopsis
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.
Directed by Edwin Sherin
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Cast
James Earl Jones
King Lear
Douglass Watson
Kent
Paul Sorvino
Gloucester
Raúl Juliá
Edmund
Rosalind Cash
Goneril
Lee Chamberlin
Cordelia
Ellen Holly
Regan
Robert Stattel
Albany
Robert Lanchester
Cornwall
Lou Quinones
Burgundy
Jean-Pierre Stewart
France
René Auberjonois
Edgar
Frederick Coffin
Oswald
Tom Aldredge
Fool
George Dzundza
Gentleman
John R. Tobinski
Curan
James Harper
First Servant to Cornwall
Anthony Chisholm
Servant to Cornwall
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King Lear was released in 1974.
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King Lear runs for 175 minutes (2 hours and 55 minutes).
Who directed King Lear?+
King Lear was directed by Edwin Sherin.
Who stars in King Lear?+
King Lear stars James Earl Jones, Douglass Watson, Paul Sorvino, Raúl Juliá and Rosalind Cash.
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