King Lear (1975)

King Lear (1975)

1975-03-23 United Kingdom 120 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Michael Hordern is King Lear
Sarah Badel is Goneril
Angela Down is Cordelia
Cordelia
Anthony Nicholls is Earl of Gloucester
Earl of Gloucester
Ewan Hooper is Earl of Kent
Earl of Kent
Benjamin Whitrow is Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany
John Shrapnel is Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Cornwall
Donald Gee is Oswald