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| Paul Scofield | ... |
King Lear
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| Irene Worth | ... |
Goneril
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| Cyril Cusack | ... |
Albany
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| Susan Engel | ... |
Regan
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Tom Fleming | ... |
Kent
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Anne-Lise Gabold | ... |
Cordelia
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| Ian Hogg | ... |
Edmund
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Robert Langdon Lloyd | ... |
Edgar
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| Jack MacGowran | ... |
Fool
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| Patrick Magee | ... |
Cornwall
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| Barry Stanton | ... |
Oswald
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| Alan Webb | ... |
Gloucester
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Søren Elung Jensen | ... |
Duke of Burgundy
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Directed by
| Peter Brook | ||
Written by
| Peter Brook | ... | () |
| Geoffrey of Monmouth | ... | (source material) |
| William Shakespeare | ... | (play) |
Produced by
| Michael Birkett | ... | producer |
| Sam Lomberg | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Mogens Skot-Hansen | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Henning Kristiansen | ||
Editing by
| Albert Jurgenson | ||
| Kasper Schyberg | ||
Production Design by
| Georges Wakhévitch | ||
Costume Design by
| Adele Angard | ||
Makeup Department
| Ruth Hamler | ... | makeup artist |
| Ken Lintott | ... | makeup artist |
Sound Department
| Bob Allen | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kaj Larsen | ... | electrician |
Additional Crew
| Mary G. Evans | ... | assistant to director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Altura Films International (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1988) (United States) (VHS) (For Orion Pictures)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Shakespeare tragedy that gave us the expression "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child." King Lear has not one but two ungrateful children, and it's especially galling because he turned over his entire kingdom to them. Paul Scofield is an ancient, imposing shell of a Lear tormented by his too-long life as well as by daughters he calls "unnatural hags." At one point, the king looks his eldest daughter, Goneril (Ireme Worth), straight in the eye and declares, "Thou art a boil, a plague-sore, of embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood." These are the troubles not even the best-trained family counselor could ever hope to resolve. Written by alfiehitchie |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Brook based this production on ideas expressed by Polish theater critic Jan Kott in the book "Shakespeare, Our Contemporary". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Unearthly (1991). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Not only is there no music in the film, but there are no "ambient sounds" at all during the opening credits, giving the impression that they were filmed using no soundtrack whatsoever. See more » |
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King Lear: Know that we have divided In three our kingdom: and 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age; Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburthen'd crawl toward death. See more » |