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King Lear (1970)

King Lear (1970)

Drama
Release Date: 1970, July 10
Directors: Peter Brook
Countries: Denmark, United Kingdom
Production: Royal Shakespeare Company, Athena Film A/S, Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film, Laterna Film
Cast: Jack MacGowran, Patrick Magee, Cyril Cusack, Alan Webb, Paul Scofield, Barry Stanton, Susan Engel, Ian Hogg, Tom Fleming, Anne-Lise Gabold, Irene Worth, Robert Langdon Lloyd

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.

Keywords:

murder betrayal sibling rivalry infidelity father daughter relationship sister sister relationship based on play or musical ostracism dysfunctional family death by hanging romantic rivalry political unrest