King Lear
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.
Release Date: 1974-02-20
Casts
James Earl Jones
as King Lear
Paul Sorvino
as Gloucester
Raúl Juliá
as Edmund
Rosalind Cash
as Goneril
Lee Chamberlin
as Cordelia
Ellen Holly
as Regan
René Auberjonois
as Edgar
Frederick Coffin
as Oswald
Tom Aldredge
as Fool
George Dzundza
as Gentleman
