King Lear [videorecording]
2005
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Peter Brook directs his own adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy. King Lear (Paul Scofield), having decided to split his kingdom between his three daughters, decides to apportion the lands according to which daughter declaims her love for him best. When his daughter Cordelia refuses to flatter her father's ego with claims of devotion, Lear angrily gives the lion's share of his power to her sisters, Goneril and Regan. They soon abuse this trust, and Lear finds himself emasculated and powerless. Before long he is drifting into madness, as his former empire falls apart.
Main title:
King Lear [videorecording] / director, Peter Brook; producer, Michael Birkett; writer, Peter Brook.
Author:
Brook, Peter, directorScofield, Paul, actorWorth, Irene, actorWebb, Alan, actorShakespeare, William, 1564-1616, book author
Imprint:
4 Front Video, 2005.
Collation:
1 videodisc (132 min.) : b&w.
Notes:
Region 2, 1 disc(s), Playstation 2 compatible, Interactive menus, Ratio (1:1.33 (4:3) Standard), Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Mono), Other languages Italian, Other Language Sound Dolby Mono, Subtitles (Greek, Hungarian, Italian), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English).Made in 1970.Based on the play by William Shakespeare.DVDN.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Alan Webb, Cyril Cusack, Tom Fleming, Soeren Elung-Jensen, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold, Robert Lloyd, Jack MacGowran, Patrick Magee.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437REM
Language:
EnglishGreek, Modern (1453- )HungarianItalian
Subject:
BRN:
575849
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