The Tragedy of King Lear (1982)
Staged as seen in the 16th century.
King Lear, old and weary, divides his kingdom among his daughters, placing great weight on their declarations of love for him. However, when Cordelia, the youngest and most honest, refuses to flatter the old man in exchange for his favour, he banishes her and seeks support from his remaining daughters. Goneril and Regan, however, harbour no love for him and instead conspire to seize all his power. In a parallel, Lear’s loyal courtier Gloucester favours his illegitimate son Edmund after being deceived by lies about his faithful son Edgar. Tragically, both ill-fated fathers are consumed by madness and experience immense suffering.
Rated
NR
Year
1982
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
31 December 1982
TMDB
8.0 (1)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Mike Kellin
King Lear
Darryl Hickman
Earl of Kent
Charles Aidman
Earl of Gloucester
David Groh
Edmund
J
Jeremy Whelan
Soldier / Courtier
H
Helen Rubio
Soldier / Courtier
Gela Nash
Goneril
Kitty Winn
Cordelia
M
Melora Marshall
Regan
Sam Anderson
Duke of Albany
C
Carl Strano
Duke of Cornwall
Bart Braverman
Duke of Burgundy
Brian Kerwin
J
Joel Bailey
Edgar
Daryl Anderson
Oswald
B
Ben Fuhrman
Player #1
V
Vincent Caristi
The Fool
L
Linus Huffman
Player #2
Olaf Pooley
The Doctor
G
Giovani Angeloni
Soldier / Courtier
R
Reginald Barthram
Soldier / Courtier
S
Scott Doebler
Soldier / Courtier
L
London Donfield
Soldier / Courtier
S
Sidney Feldman
Soldier / Courtier
Lawrence Gray
Soldier / Courtier
H
Hugo Huber
Soldier / Courtier
R
Roger La Joie
Soldier / Courtier
John Laughlin
Soldier / Courtier
M
Mike Mansdorf
Soldier / Courtier
S
Sonny Nelson
Soldier / Courtier
S
Steve Ringel
Soldier / Courtier
J
Jay Senensky
Soldier / Courtier
E
Elmer Soderstrom
Soldier / Courtier
R
Ralph Wesley Spaulding
Soldier / Courtier
David Steen
Soldier / Courtier
D
Daniel Steininger
Soldier / Courtier
P
Paul Steinke
Soldier / Courtier
M
Mark Sundstrom
Soldier / Courtier
L
Lisa Tauber
Soldier / Courtier
J
John van Dalen
Soldier / Courtier
Victor Warren
Soldier / Courtier
R
Ronald Webber
Soldier / Courtier
R
Russell Werthman
Soldier / Courtier
S
Steven Williams
Soldier / Courtier
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