King LearMovie
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.
About King Lear
King Lear is a 1974 drama, tv movie movie directed by Edwin Sherin.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 55m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes James Earl Jones, Douglass Watson, Paul Sorvino, Raúl Juliá. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
