King Lear

King Lear (1975)

10.0 120 min Movie
Drama

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.

View on IMDb

Watch

Loading sources…

If a source does not load, open the ⚙ menu and pick another one.

Cast

Michael Hordern Michael Hordern King Lear
Sarah Badel Sarah Badel Goneril
Penelope Wilton Penelope Wilton Regan
Angela Down Angela Down Cordelia
Frank Middlemass Frank Middlemass Fool
Anthony Nicholls Anthony Nicholls Earl of Gloucester
Michael Jayston Michael Jayston Edmund
Ronald Pickup Ronald Pickup Edgar
Ewan Hooper Ewan Hooper Earl of Kent
Benjamin Whitrow Benjamin Whitrow Duke of Albany
John Shrapnel John Shrapnel Duke of Cornwall
Donald Gee Donald Gee Oswald

More like this

Juliet & Romeo 6.0
Juliet & Romeo 2025
West Side Story 6.9
West Side Story 2021
Othello N/A
Othello 1994
The Tragedy of the Cycle N/A
The Tragedy of the Cycle 2025
Hamlet N/A
Hamlet 1992
Mountains N/A
Mountains —
Much Ado About Nothing 7.0
Much Ado About Nothing 1993
Othello 7.4
Othello 1951
Hamnet 7.7
Hamnet 2025
King Lear 6.5
King Lear 1970
O, Brawling Love! N/A
O, Brawling Love! 2023
Othello 6.4
Othello 1965