King Lear
1974-02-20 | 175 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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James Earl JonesKing Lear
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Paul SorvinoGloucester
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Raúl JuliáEdmund
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Rosalind CashGoneril
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Lee ChamberlinCordelia
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Ellen HollyRegan
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René AuberjonoisEdgar
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Frederick CoffinOswald
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Tom AldredgeFool
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George DzundzaGentleman
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James HarperFirst Servant to Cornwall
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Anthony ChisholmServant to Cornwall
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Franklyn SealesServant to Cornwall
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