The Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of King Lear
Release: 1982-12-31
·Runtime: 182m
·★ 8.0
Drama
King Lear, old and weary, divides his kingdom among his daughters, placing great weight on their declarations of love for him. However, when Cordelia, the youngest and most honest, refuses to flatter the old man in exchange for his favour, he banishes her and seeks support from his remaining daughters. Goneril and Regan, however, harbour no love for him and instead conspire to seize all his power. In a parallel, Lear’s loyal courtier Gloucester favours his illegitimate son Edmund after being deceived by lies about his faithful son Edgar. Tragically, both ill-fated fathers are consumed by madness and experience immense suffering.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Bard Productions
Shakespeare video society
Cast
Charles Aidman
as Earl of Gloucester
David Groh
as Edmund
Victor Warren
as Soldier / Courtier
Brian Kerwin
John Laughlin
as Soldier / Courtier
Bart Braverman
as Duke of Burgundy
Mike Kellin
as King Lear
Gela Nash
as Goneril
Olaf Pooley
as The Doctor
Lawrence Gray
as Soldier / Courtier
Sam Anderson
as Duke of Albany
Daryl Anderson
as Oswald
David Steen
as Soldier / Courtier
Darryl Hickman
as Earl of Kent
Kitty Winn
as Cordelia