The read
It runs long at 2h 55m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Edwin SherinDirector
Cast
- James Earl JonesKing Lear
- Douglass WatsonKent
- Paul SorvinoGloucester
- Raúl JuliáEdmund
- Rosalind CashGoneril
- Lee ChamberlinCordelia
- Ellen HollyRegan
- Robert StattelAlbany
- Robert LanchesterCornwall
- Lou QuinonesBurgundy
- Jean-Pierre StewartFrance
- René AuberjonoisEdgar
Themes
live theatre