King Lear

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.

Country:

Soviet Union

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

132 minutes

Year:

1970

Director:

Grigori Kozintsev

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Company:

Lenfilm

Cast:

King Lear

Regan

Goneril

Cordelia

Fool

Crew:

Director

Editor

Costume Design

Co-Director

Original Music Composer