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.

19702h 12m6.5Movie

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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.

Cast

JΓΌri JΓ€rvet
JΓΌri JΓ€rvet
King Lear
Galina Volchek
Galina Volchek
Regan
Elza Radziņa
Elza Radziņa
Goneril
Valentina Shendrikova
Valentina Shendrikova
Cordelia
Oleg Dal
Oleg Dal
Fool
Donatas Banionis
Donatas Banionis
Albany
Regimantas Adomaitis
Regimantas Adomaitis
Edmund
Aleksandr Vokach
Aleksandr Vokach
Cornwall
Aleksey Petrenko
Aleksey Petrenko
Oswald
Juozas Budraitis
Juozas Budraitis
King of France
Karlis Sebris
Karlis Sebris
Gloster
Vladimir Yemelyanov
Vladimir Yemelyanov
Kent

Trailer

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