King Lear (1974)
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.
Year
1974
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
20 February 1974
TMDB
9.0 (1)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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James Earl Jones
King Lear
Douglass Watson
Kent
Paul Sorvino
Gloucester
Raúl Juliá
Edmund
Rosalind Cash
Goneril
Lee Chamberlin
Cordelia
Ellen Holly
Regan
R
Robert Stattel
Albany
R
Robert Lanchester
Cornwall
L
Lou Quinones
Burgundy
J
Jean-Pierre Stewart
France
René Auberjonois
Edgar
Frederick Coffin
Oswald
Tom Aldredge
Fool
George Dzundza
Gentleman
J
John R. Tobinski
Curan
James Harper
First Servant to Cornwall
Anthony Chisholm
Servant to Cornwall
Franklyn Seales
Servant to Cornwall
C
Charles Pegues
Old Man
R
Redvers Jeanmarie
Messenger
W
William Hart
Doctor
G
Gregory Mosher
Messenger
Frankie Faison
Captain
G
George Addison
Herald
J
James West III
Gentleman
J
Jose Machado
Attendant
S
Simpson Markson
Attendant
K
Kevin Maung
Attendant
J
John Salat
Attendant
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