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.
Directed by Peter Brook
infidelity
romantic rivalry
based on play or musical
dysfunctional family
murder
betrayal
sibling rivalry
political unrest
ostracism
father daughter relationship
sister sister relationship
death by hanging
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Cast
Paul Scofield
King Lear
Irene Worth
Goneril
Anne-Lise Gabold
Cordelia
Alan Webb
Gloucester
Ian Hogg
Edmund
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Edgar
Jack MacGowran
Fool
Cyril Cusack
Albany
Patrick Magee
Cornwall
Barry Stanton
Oswald
Crew
Peter Brook
Director
Peter Brook
Writer
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Kubquik
8.0★ · 09/13/23
Really good, was probably killed for me by the out of time subtitles on you yt
Really good, was probably killed for me by the out of time subtitles on you yt
