FEATURE FILM

King Lear

6.8/10
TMDB27 votes
Original: 132 min

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.

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About King Lear

King Lear (1970) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Jüri Järvet, Galina Volchek, Elza Radziņa, Valentina Shendrikova.

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Original language
Runtime
132 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Soviet Union
Production companies
Lenfilm
Writers
Grigori Kozintsev

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What is King Lear about?

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.

Who stars in King Lear?

Jüri Järvet, Galina Volchek, Elza Radziņa, Valentina Shendrikova, Oleg Dal, Donatas Banionis. See the cast cards above for character names.

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