King Lear

King Lear

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1974•175 min•DramaTV Movie
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James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
King Lear
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Douglass Watson
Kent
Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino
Gloucester
Raúl Juliá
Raúl Juliá
Edmund
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash
Goneril
Lee Chamberlin
Lee Chamberlin
Cordelia
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.
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