King Lear

Name: King Lear
Released: 1970-07-10
Rating: 6.45

6.5 (20) 2h 17m 1970Drama

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.

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July 10, 1970

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Peter Brook