Movie: King Lear

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James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones

King Lear

Douglass Watson
Douglass Watson

Kent

Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino

Gloucester

Raúl Juliá
Raúl Juliá

Edmund

Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash

Goneril

Lee Chamberlin
Lee Chamberlin

Cordelia

Ellen Holly
Ellen Holly

Regan

Robert Stattel
Robert Stattel

Albany

Robert Lanchester
Robert Lanchester

Cornwall

Lou Quinones
Lou Quinones

Burgundy

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    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.

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    1974-02-20

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