King Lear

King Lear (1974)

5.5 156 min Movie
Drama

When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm. Can a man undo his wrongs? Will Cordelia be saved? Or will the wheels of fate crush all in its way?

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Cast

Patrick Magee Patrick Magee King Lear
Patrick Mower Patrick Mower Edmund
Beth Harris Beth Harris Goneril
Ann Lynn Ann Lynn Regan
Wendy Allnutt Wendy Allnutt Cordelia
Philip Brack Philip Brack Albany
Ray Smith Ray Smith Kent
Robert Coleby Robert Coleby Edgar
Ronald Radd Ronald Radd Gloucester

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