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King Lear

19531h 22mMovie

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

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Cast

Orson WellesKing Lear
Natasha ParryCordelia
Arnold MossDuke of Albany
Bramwell FletcherEarl of Kent
David J. StewartOswald
Margaret PhillipsRegan
Beatrice StraightGoneril
Alan BadelFool
Micheál Mac LiammóirPoor Tom
Frederick WorlockEarl of Gloucester
Scott ForbesDuke of Cornwall
Wesley AddyKing of France
Fred SadoffDuke of Burgundy
Lloyd BochnerFirst Gentleman

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Director: Andrew McCullough
Writers: Peter Brook, William Shakespeare
Release date: October 18, 1953
Runtime: 1h 22m
Original language: English
Studios: CBS

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King Lear20187.9
Hamlet20098.0
Hamlet19906.5
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault19967.6
Outlaws - For Greater Glory20124.3
Little Lord Fauntleroy19807.4
Girl in the Box20166.2
The Sunset Limited20117.1
The Miniaturist20177.1
Richard III19558.3
The Rosa Parks Story20027.2
Ray Donovan: The Movie20227.2

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