
The Tragedy of King Lear
1982-12-31 · 182 min · ★ 8.0
King Lear, old and weary, divides his kingdom among his daughters, placing great weight on their declarations of love for him. However, when Cordelia, the youngest and most honest, refuses to flatter the old man in exchange for his favour, he banishes her and seeks support from his remaining daughters. Goneril and Regan, however, harbour no love for him and instead conspire to seize all his power. In a parallel, Lear’s loyal courtier Gloucester favours his illegitimate son Edmund after being deceived by lies about his faithful son Edgar. Tragically, both ill-fated fathers are consumed by madness and experience immense suffering.
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- Directors
- Alan Cooke
- Production companies
- Bard Productions, Shakespeare video society
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Mike KellinKing Lear
Darryl HickmanEarl of Kent
Charles AidmanEarl of Gloucester
David GrohEdmund
Gela NashGoneril
Kitty WinnCordelia
Sam AndersonDuke of Albany
Bart BravermanDuke of Burgundy
Brian Kerwin
Daryl AndersonOswald
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