King Lear

1974•2h 55m•

★9.0(1 ratings)

DramaTV Movie

Overview

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.

Director

Edwin Sherin

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Main Cast

James Earl Jones

King Lear

Douglass Watson

Kent

Paul Sorvino

Gloucester

Raúl Juliá

Edmund

Rosalind Cash

Goneril

King Lear

1974•2h 55m•

★9.0(1 ratings)

DramaTV Movie

Overview

Director

Edwin Sherin

Watchlist

Main Cast

James Earl Jones

King Lear

Douglass Watson

Kent

Paul Sorvino

Gloucester

Raúl Juliá

Edmund

Rosalind Cash

Goneril

Did You Know?

The runtime is 175 minutes (2h 55m).

The film was directed by Edwin Sherin.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0076269.

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9.0/10

Masterpiece

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Movie Information

Original Title:

King Lear

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Broadway Theatre Archive

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King Lear

Overview

Director

Main Cast

James Earl Jones

Douglass Watson

Paul Sorvino

Raúl Juliá

Rosalind Cash

King Lear

Overview

Director

Main Cast

James Earl Jones

Douglass Watson

Paul Sorvino

Raúl Juliá

Rosalind Cash

Lee Chamberlin

Ellen Holly

Robert Stattel

Robert Lanchester

Lou Quinones

Jean-Pierre Stewart

René Auberjonois

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