King Lear was released in 1970. It's audience rating is PG-13 and it runs for 137 min. A Drama movie, it was written by Peter Brook, Geoffrey of Monmouth, William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Brook; starring Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack. King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.. King Lear was first released in United Kingdom, Denmark and has grossed N/A at the BoxOffice Worldwide. It is available in the English language(s). If you liked King Lear, you will enjoy similar Drama movies like Marie Antoinette, The Quiet American, Mickey, A Majority of One, Forbidden, .
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