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King Lear (1970)

137 min | Drama

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The Shakespeare tragedy that gave us the expression "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child." King Lear has not one but two ungrateful children, and it's especially galling because he turned over his entire ...See moreThe Shakespeare tragedy that gave us the expression "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child." King Lear has not one but two ungrateful children, and it's especially galling because he turned over his entire kingdom to them. Paul Scofield is an ancient, imposing shell of a Lear tormented by his too-long life as well as by daughters he calls "unnatural hags." At one point, the king looks his eldest daughter, Goneril (Ireme Worth), straight in the eye and declares, "Thou art a boil, a plague-sore, of embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood." These are the troubles not even the best-trained family counselor could ever hope to resolve. Written by alfiehitchie See less

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13 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Paul Scofield King Lear King Lear See fewer	Members only	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Irene Worth Goneril Goneril See fewer	Members only	Deathtrap (1982)
Cyril Cusack Albany Albany See fewer	Members only	Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Susan Engel Regan Regan See fewer	Members only	Doctor Who (1963)
Tom Fleming Kent Kent See fewer	Members only	Jesus of Nazareth (1956)
Anne-Lise Gabold Cordelia Cordelia See fewer	Members only	Jazz All Around (1969)
Ian Hogg Edmund Edmund See fewer	Members only	Doctor Who (1963)
Robert Langdon Lloyd Edgar (as Robert Lloyd) Edgar (as Robert Lloyd) See fewer	Members only	Dressing for Breakfast (1995)
Jack MacGowran Fool Fool See fewer	Members only	The Quiet Man (1952)
Patrick Magee Cornwall Cornwall See fewer	Members only	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Barry Stanton Oswald Oswald See fewer	Members only	The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
Alan Webb Gloucester Gloucester See fewer	Members only	The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Søren Elung Jensen Duke of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy See fewer	Members only	Støv på hjernen (1961)