King Lear

IMDb 9.0 1974 • 175 min • DramaTV Movie

Director

Edwin Sherin

Country

US

Plot Summary

James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.

Top Cast

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones King Lear
Douglass Watson
Douglass Watson Kent
Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino Gloucester
Raúl Juliá
Raúl Juliá Edmund
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash Goneril