King Lear

King Lear — Plot

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?

• Release date
• September 24, 1974
• Runtime
• 156 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Tony Davenell

King Lear — Cast

Patrick Magee King Lear Patrick Mower Edmund

B

Beth Harris Goneril Ann Lynn Regan Wendy Allnutt Cordelia

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Philip Brack Albany Ray Smith Kent Robert Coleby Edgar