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King Lear

60 %|Sep 19, 1982|Drama

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Featured Crew

Jonathan Miller
Director
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Shaun Sutton
Producer
Ron Green
Cinematography
Howard Dell
Editor
Colin Lowrey
Production Design
Raymond Hughes
Costume Design
Eileen Mair
Makeup Artist

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Cast

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John Shrapnel
Earl of Kent
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Norman Rodway
Earl of Gloucester
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John Bird
Duke of Albany
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Julian Curry
Duke of Cornwall
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David Weston
Duke of Burgundy
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Harry Waters
King of France
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Iain Armstrong
First Gentleman
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Stuart Blake
First Servant
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Tony Sympson
Second Servant
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Peter Walmsley
Third Servant
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John Dallimore
Second Gentleman
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Tim Brown
Captain
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Fraser Wilson
Third Gentleman