Release Date
1970-07-10
Status
Released
Original Title
King Lear
Runtime
2h 17m
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
Denmark, United Kingdom
Production Companies
Royal Shakespeare Company, Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film
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.
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