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King Lear
Running Time: 136 min.
Produced By: / Athena / Columbia Pictures / Filmways / Filmways Pictures / Laterns / Royal Shakespeare Company

Summary:
In director Peter Brook's King Lear, Paul Scofield portrays the title character, a senile old ruler, whose susceptibility to flattery proves his undoing. The premise involves Lear's ill-fated attempts to divide his kingdom amongst his three daughters... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Paul Scofield (King Lear) Cyril Cusack (Duke of Albany) Susan Engel (Regan) Tom Fleming (Earl of Kent) All Cast & Crew >> Review: This is not your father's +King Lear, which will delight some and put off others. Peter Brook's intense and powerful adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy doesn't attempt to delve into the psychology of why the characters -- especially Lear -- behave a ... Continue >>

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