| King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 23, 1975 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Miller |
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| Production Companies | BBC |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Michael Hordern | King Lear |
| Sarah Badel | Goneril |
| Penelope Wilton | Regan |
| Angela Down | Cordelia |
| Frank Middlemass | Fool |
| Anthony Nicholls | Earl of Gloucester |
| Michael Jayston | Edmund |
| Ronald Pickup | Edgar |
| Ewan Hooper | Earl of Kent |
| Name | Job |
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| Jonathan Miller | Director |
| Vic Symonds | Production Design |
| Juanita Waterson | Costume Design |
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| Cedric Messina | Producer |
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