King Lear (1974)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1974-02-20
Runtime: 175 minutes
Director: Edwin Sherin
Top Cast
- James Earl Jones as King Lear
- Douglass Watson as Kent
- Paul Sorvino as Gloucester
- Raúl Juliá as Edmund
- Rosalind Cash as Goneril
- Lee Chamberlin as Cordelia
- Ellen Holly as Regan
- Robert Stattel as Albany
- Robert Lanchester as Cornwall
- Lou Quinones as Burgundy
Soundtrack
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