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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Michael Hordern, Sarah Badel, Penelope Wilton, Angela Down, Frank Middlemass, Anthony Nicholls
Crew: Jonathan Miller (Director), Cedric Messina (Producer), Vic Symonds (Production Design), Juanita Waterson (Costume Design), Fraser Lowden (Production Manager), Martin Friend (Production Assistant)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: BBC
Runtime: 120 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 23, 1975
IMDb: 10
