Film

King Lear

1974 · 2h 36m · Drama

IMDb

5.8

When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm. Can a man undo his wrongs? Will Cordelia be saved? Or will the wheels of fate crush all in its way?

Patrick Magee

King Lear

Patrick Mower

Edmund

Beth Harris

Goneril

Ann Lynn

Regan

Wendy Allnutt

Cordelia

Philip Brack

Albany

Ray Smith

Kent

Robert Coleby

Edgar

Ronald Radd

Gloucester

• Tony DavenellDirector
• Tony DavenellProducer
• Charles WarrenExecutive Producer

Release date

September 24, 1974

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 36m

Genres

Drama

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