King Lear

King Lear

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 20, 1974

Runtime

2h 55m

Original Title

King Lear

Production Companies

Broadway Theatre Archive

Director

Edwin Sherin

Description

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.