King Lear
19702h 17mNo ratings yet
- Drama
Overview
King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom. Daughters Goneril and Regan profess their affection vehemently. Cordelia, who does not respect the process her father has chosen, does not humor him. Lear's perceived rejection from Cordelia leads to her banishment, thus splitting the kingdom between the other two. This hasty decision becomes his fatal error.
Keywords
- father daughter relationship
- sister sister relationship
- murder
- infidelity
- betrayal
- dysfunctional family
- based on play or musical
- sibling rivalry
- romantic rivalry
- political unrest
- ostracism
- death by hanging
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 10, 1970
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- english
- Countries
- Denmark, United Kingdom
- Production
- Laterna Film,Athena Film A/S,Royal Shakespeare Company,Royal Shakespeare Company, Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0067306