King Lear Trailer (1909)
An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.
Watch the official King Lear 1909 trailer in HD below.
An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.
Watch the official King Lear 1909 trailer in HD below.
William V. Ranous as King Lear
J. Stuart Blackton Director
United States 27 March 1909
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