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Cast

Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

King Lear

Irene Worth

Irene Worth

Goneril

Susan Engel

Susan Engel

Regan

Anne-Lise Gabold

Anne-Lise Gabold

Cordelia

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Gloucester

Ian Hogg

Ian Hogg

Edmund

Robert Langdon Lloyd

Robert Langdon Lloyd

Edgar

Tom Fleming

Tom Fleming

Kent

Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Fool

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Albany

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Cornwall

Barry Stanton

Barry Stanton

Oswald

Crew

Peter Brook

Peter Brook

Director

Peter Brook

Peter Brook

Writer

Georges Wakhévitch

Georges Wakhévitch

Production Design

Adele Angard

Adele Angard

Costume Design

Bob Allen

Bob Allen

Sound Recordist

Kasper Schyberg

Kasper Schyberg

Editor

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Sam Lomberg

Sam Lomberg

Executive Producer

Ruth Hamler

Ruth Hamler

Makeup Artist

Ken Lintott

Ken Lintott

Makeup Artist

Michael Birkett

Michael Birkett

Producer

Mogens Skot-Hansen

Mogens Skot-Hansen

Producer

Henning Kristiansen

Henning Kristiansen

Director of Photography

Sam Lomberg

Sam Lomberg

Producer

Albert Jurgenson

Albert Jurgenson

Editor

Movie poster

King Lear

19706.6 / 10137 min
Drama

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.