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King Lear

6.519702h 17mUMovieDrama

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…

DirectorPeter Brook
WriterPeter Brook
ProducersSam Lomberg·Michael Birkett

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Cast · Directed by Peter Brook

PSPaul Scofield
Paul Scofield
King Lear
IWIrene Worth
Irene Worth
Goneril
SE
Susan Engel
Regan
AGAnne-Lise Gabold
Anne-Lise Gabold
Cordelia
AWAlan Webb
Alan Webb
Gloucester
IHIan Hogg
Ian Hogg
Edmund
RLRobert Langdon Lloyd
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Edgar
TF
Tom Fleming
Kent
JMJack MacGowran
Jack MacGowran
Fool
CCCyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Albany
PMPatrick Magee
Patrick Magee
Cornwall
BSBarry Stanton
Barry Stanton
Oswald

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