King Lear

King Lear

King Lear

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King Lear

1975

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Overview

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

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Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Michael Hordern

King Lear

Michael Hordern

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Sarah Badel

Goneril

Sarah Badel

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Penelope Wilton

Regan

Penelope Wilton

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Angela Down

Cordelia

Angela Down

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Frank Middlemass

Fool

Frank Middlemass

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Anthony Nicholls

Earl of Gloucester

Anthony Nicholls

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Michael Jayston

Edmund

Michael Jayston

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Ronald Pickup

Edgar

Ronald Pickup

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Ewan Hooper

Earl of Kent

Ewan Hooper

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Benjamin Whitrow

Duke of Albany

Benjamin Whitrow

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John Shrapnel

Duke of Cornwall

John Shrapnel

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Donald Gee

Oswald

Donald Gee

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David Horovitch

Duke of Burgundy

David Horovitch

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David Neal

King of France

David Neal

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George Merritt

Old Man

George Merritt

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Mike Hayward

First Servant

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Roger Elliott

Second Servant

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Geoffrey Collins

Third Servant

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David Kincaid

Gentleman / Attendanton Cordelia

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Leslie Glazer

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Paul Haley

Captain

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David Sinclair

Herald

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Alec Sabin

First Officer

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Terry Wright

Second Officer

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