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King Lear (1970)

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137 min |Drama


King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia refuses to idly flatter the old man, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters.

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Director

Peter Brook

Writers

Peter Brook |Geoffrey of Monmouth (source material) |William Shakespeare (play)

Producers

Michael Birkett (producer) |Sam Lomberg (producer) |Mogens Skot-Hansen (producer) (uncredited)

Cinematographer

Henning Kristiansen

Editors

Albert Jurgenson |Kasper Schyberg

Production Designer

Georges Wakhévitch

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Status

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Updated 1970 Jul 31


Release date

Nov 22, 1971 (United States)

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination


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13 cast members
Name Known for
Paul Scofield primary photo Paul Scofield King Lear King Lear See fewer A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Irene Worth primary photo Irene Worth Goneril Goneril See fewer Deathtrap (1982)
Cyril Cusack primary photo Cyril Cusack Albany Albany See fewer Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Susan Engel primary photo Susan Engel Regan Regan See fewer Doctor Who (1963)
Tom Fleming primary photo Tom Fleming Kent Kent See fewer Jesus of Nazareth (1956)
Anne-Lise Gabold primary photo Anne-Lise Gabold Cordelia Cordelia See fewer Jazz All Around (1969)
Ian Hogg primary photo Ian Hogg Edmund Edmund See fewer Doctor Who (1963)
Robert Langdon Lloyd primary photo Robert Langdon LloydEdgar (as Robert Lloyd) Edgar (as Robert Lloyd) See fewer Dressing for Breakfast (1995)
Jack MacGowran primary photo Jack MacGowran Fool Fool See fewer The Quiet Man (1952)
Patrick Magee primary photo Patrick Magee Cornwall Cornwall See fewer A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Barry Stanton primary photo Barry Stanton Oswald Oswald See fewer The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
Alan Webb primary photo Alan Webb Gloucester Gloucester See fewer The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Søren Elung Jensen primary photo Søren Elung JensenDuke of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy See fewer The Kingdom (1994)

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