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King Lear (1974)

Year 19742h 55m* 9/10DramaTV Movie
King Lear is a 1974 drama directed by Edwin Sherin. It features James Earl Jones, Douglass Watson, Paul Sorvino in lead roles. The film carries a runtime of 2h 55m. Audiences have rated it 9/10 across 1 votes. It does not currently have an official streaming source listed for India.

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.

Cast

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
Robert Stattel
Albany
Robert Lanchester
Robert Lanchester
Cornwall
Lou Quinones
Lou Quinones
Burgundy
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