Release Date: 1970-07-10
Runtime: 137
Languages: English
Rating: 6.6
Votes: 18
Genres: Drama
Director: Peter Brook
Description: King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom. Daughters Goneril and Regan profess their affection vehemently. Cordelia, who does not r...King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom. Daughters Goneril and Regan profess their affection vehemently. Cordelia, who does not respect the process her father has chosen, does not humor him. Lear's perceived rejection from Cordelia leads to her banishment, thus splitting the kingdom between the other two. This hasty decision becomes his fatal error.Read More
Production Companies:
Royal Shakespeare Company
Athena Film A/S
