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Release date:Oct 18, 1953

Runtime:1h 22m

King Lear

★ 5.8

Synopsis of "King Lear":

"In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power."

Director:

Andrew McCullough

Genres:

TV MovieHistoryDrama

Language:

English

Cast of "King Lear":

Orson Welles ... as King Lear

Natasha Parry ... as Cordelia

Arnold Moss ... as Duke of Albany

Bramwell Fletcher ... as Earl of Kent

David J. Stewart ... as Oswald

Margaret Phillips ... as Regan

Beatrice Straight ... as Goneril

Alan Badel ... as Fool

Micheál Mac Liammóir ... as Poor Tom

Frederick Worlock ... as Earl of Gloucester

Scott Forbes ... as Duke of Cornwall

Wesley Addy ... as King of France

Fred Sadoff ... as Duke of Burgundy

Lloyd Bochner ... as First Gentleman

Chris Gampel ... as First Servant

LeRoi Operti ... as Doctor

Alistair Cooke ... as Self – Host

Peter Brook ... as Self – Director

Crew:

Peter Brook... (Writer)

Andrew McCullough... (Director of Photography)

Virgil Thomson... (Original Music Composer)

William Shakespeare... (Original Story)

Gene Callahan... (Set Decoration)

Georges Wakhévitch... (Art Designer)

Henry May... (Production Design)

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