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Watch King Lear (1970) : Full Length Movie 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. | ||
Release Date | : | Jul 10, 1970 |
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Genres | : | Drama |
Production Company | : | Royal Shakespeare Company, Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film |
Production Countries | : | Denmark, United Kingdom |
Casts | : | Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold, Alan Webb, Ian Hogg, Robert Langdon Lloyd, Tom Fleming, Jack MacGowran, Cyril Cusack, Patrick Magee |
Plot Keywords | : | 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, shakespeare |
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