Drama · Denmark · 1970 · 2h 17m

King Lear

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Director
Peter Brook
Cast
Paul Scofield as King Lear Irene Worth as Goneril Susan Engel as Regan Anne-Lise Gabold as Cordelia Alan Webb as Gloucester Ian Hogg as Edmund
Crew
Henning Kristiansen — Director of Photography Albert Jurgenson — Editor Kasper Schyberg — Editor Peter Brook — Writer Sam Lomberg — Producer Michael Birkett — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer King Lear — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
infidelityromantic rivalrybased on play or musicaldysfunctional familymurderbetrayalsibling rivalrypolitical unrestostracismfather daughter relationshipsister sister relationshipdeath by hanging
Key Collaborators
Peter Brook Director Henning Kristiansen Director of Photography Albert Jurgenson Editor Kasper Schyberg Editor Peter Brook Writer Sam Lomberg Producer Michael Birkett Producer Mogens Skot-Hansen Producer Georges Wakhévitch Production Design Adele Angard Costume Design
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