King Lear

When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm. Can a man undo his wrongs? Will Cordelia be saved? Or will the wheels of fate crush all in its way?
Release Date: 1974-09-24
Drama
(3 votes)

Casts

Patrick Magee
as King Lear
Patrick Mower
as Edmund
Ann Lynn
as Regan
Wendy Allnutt
as Cordelia
Ray Smith
as Kent
Robert Coleby
as Edgar
Ronald Radd
as Gloucester

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