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King Lear (1970) The Shakespeare tragedy that gave us the expression "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a

King Lear (1970)

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 en...

Cast:
King Lear: Paul Scofield
Goneril: Irene Worth
Albany: Cyril Cusack
Regan: Susan Engel
Kent: Tom Fleming
Cordelia: Anne-Lise Gabold
Edmund: Ian Hogg
Edgar: Robert Langdon Lloyd
Fool: Jack MacGowran
Cornwall: Patrick Magee
Oswald: Barry Stanton
Gloucester: Alan Webb
Duke of Burgundy: Søren Elung Jensen

Written by: Peter Brook, Geoffrey of Monmouth, William Shakespeare

Director: Peter Brook

Production: Royal Shakespeare Company, Athena Film A/S, Laterna Film

Release date: 01 Jul 1970
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