The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew McCulloughDirector
- Peter BrookWriter
- Virgil ThomsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Orson WellesKing Lear
- Natasha ParryCordelia
- Arnold MossDuke of Albany
- Bramwell FletcherEarl of Kent
- David J. StewartOswald
- Margaret PhillipsRegan
- Beatrice StraightGoneril
- Alan BadelFool
- Micheál Mac LiammóirPoor Tom
- Frederick WorlockEarl of Gloucester
- Scott ForbesDuke of Cornwall
- Wesley AddyKing of France
Themes
nihilismauthoritybased on play or musicalbetrayaljusticeking lear