King Lear
Release Date
February 20, 1974
Duration
175 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
King Lear
James Earl Jones
Kent
Douglass Watson
Gloucester
Paul Sorvino
Edmund
Raúl Juliá
Goneril
Rosalind Cash
Cordelia
Lee Chamberlin
Regan
Ellen Holly
Albany
Robert Stattel
Cornwall
Robert Lanchester
Burgundy
Lou Quinones
France
Jean-Pierre Stewart
Edgar
René Auberjonois
Oswald
Frederick Coffin
Fool
Tom Aldredge
Gentleman
George Dzundza
Curan
John R. Tobinski
First Servant to Cornwall
James Harper
Servant to Cornwall
Anthony Chisholm
Servant to Cornwall
Franklyn Seales
Old Man
Charles Pegues
Messenger
Redvers Jeanmarie
Doctor
William Hart
Messenger
Gregory Mosher
Captain
Frankie Faison
Herald
George Addison
Gentleman
James West III
Attendant
Jose Machado
Attendant
Simpson Markson
Attendant
Kevin Maung
Attendant
John Salat
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