King Lear

Overview

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 23, 1975

Original language

English

Production

BBC

Cast

Geoffrey Collins,David Neal,Sarah Badel,Michael Jayston,Paul Haley,John Shrapnel,Terry Wright,Angela Down,Alec Sabin,Frank Middlemassand 14 more

Director

Jonathan Miller

Writer

Alan Shallcross

Producer

Cedric Messina

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0073245