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King Lear (1974)

2h 55m Feb 20, 1974

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title King Lear
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
King Lear
Popularity: 2.4
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Douglass Watson
Kent
Popularity: 0.3
Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino
Gloucester
Popularity: 0.7
Raúl Juliá
Raúl Juliá
Edmund
Popularity: 9.8
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash
Goneril
Popularity: 0.5
Lee Chamberlin
Lee Chamberlin
Cordelia
Popularity: 0.2
Ellen Holly
Ellen Holly
Regan
Popularity: 0.3
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Robert Stattel
Albany
Popularity: 0.4
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Robert Lanchester
Cornwall
Popularity: 0.0
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Lou Quinones
Burgundy
Popularity: 0.1
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Jean-Pierre Stewart
France
Popularity: 0.1
René Auberjonois
René Auberjonois
Edgar
Popularity: 6.2

Key Crew

Music Charles Gross
Director Edwin Sherin
Editor George Keenan
Cinematography Gene Searchinger
Writer William Shakespeare

Production

Broadway Theatre Archive

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Keywords

live theatre shakespeare william shakespeare

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Details
Release Date February 20, 1974
Runtime 2h 55m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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