King Lear Movie Review 1971

Brook's version of Shakespeare tragedy. The king drives away the only decent daughter he has, and when he realizes this, it is too late. Powerful performances and interesting effort at updating the bard.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 137 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Tragedy, Adapted from a Play, Family Ties, Savants, Plays to Film: William Shakespeare, Royalty, Sibling Rivalry

Cast

Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Jack MacGowran, Alan Webb, Cyril Cusack, Patrick Magee

Director

Peter Brook

Producer

Filmways