Released:
1970-07-10

Overview:
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.

Director:
Peter Brook

Runtime:
2h 17min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Paul Scofield
  as
  King Lear
• 
  Irene Worth
  as
  Goneril
• 
  Susan Engel
  as
  Regan
• 
  Anne-Lise Gabold
  as
  Cordelia
• 
  Alan Webb
  as
  Gloucester