King Lear (1974)

5.5/10 156 min Drama

Overview

When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm. Can a man undo his wrongs? Will Cordelia be saved? Or will the wheels of fate crush all in its way?

Cast

Patrick Magee

King Lear

Patrick Mower

Edmund

Ann Lynn

Regan

Wendy Allnutt

Cordelia

Ray Smith

Kent

Robert Coleby

Edgar

Ronald Radd

Gloucester

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