CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 2h 55m

King Lear

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James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.

Directed byEdwin Sherin

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
2h 55m
Language
EN
Released
February 20, 1974
Studios
Broadway Theatre Archive

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

King Lear

Douglass Watson

Douglass Watson

Kent

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Gloucester

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Edmund

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash

Goneril

Lee Chamberlin

Lee Chamberlin

Cordelia

Ellen Holly

Ellen Holly

Regan

Robert Stattel

Albany

Robert Lanchester

Cornwall

Lou Quinones

Burgundy

Creative team
Directed by
Edwin Sherin
Edwin Sherin

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