18 October 1953 Drama, History, TV Movie 82 mins
In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
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Orson Welles as King Lear
Natasha Parry as Cordelia
Arnold Moss as Duke of Albany
Bramwell Fletcher as Earl of Kent
David J. Stewart as Oswald
Margaret Phillips as Regan
Beatrice Straight as Goneril
Alan Badel as Fool
Micheál Mac Liammóir as Poor Tom
Frederick Worlock as Earl of Gloucester
Scott Forbes as Duke of Cornwall
Wesley Addy as King of France
Fred Sadoff as Duke of Burgundy
Lloyd Bochner as First Gentleman
Chris Gampel as First Servant
LeRoi Operti as Doctor
Andrew McCullough Director
Peter Brook Writer
Andrew McCullough Director of Photography
Virgil Thomson Original Music Composer
Gene Callahan Set Decoration
Georges Wakhévitch Art Designer
William Shakespeare Original Story
Henry May Production Design
United States 18 October 1953
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King Lear (1953) Production: A heavily abridged version of the play this production condensed the play by eliminating the characters of Edgar and Edmund.
official trailer for King Lear Set in the fictional present and starring Anthony Hopkins the 80 year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters Goneril ...
King Lear (1953) Production: A heavily abridged version of the play this production condensed the play by eliminating the characters of Edgar and Edmund.
- In the ancient kingdom of Britain family politics and lies collide in one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. The Tragedy of King Lear ...
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt toadying daughters and rejects his loving and honest one.
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