King Lear

Name: King Lear
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970-07-10
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold, Alan Webb

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6.3(19 votes)

1970

2h 17m

Drama

infidelityromantic rivalrybased on play or musicaldysfunctional familymurderbetrayalsibling rivalrypolitical unrestostracismfather daughter relationship

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.