King Lear (1953)
1h 22m
Running Time
October 18, 1953Release Date
King Lear (1953)
1h 22m
Running Time
October 18, 1953Release Date
Network & Production Companies
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Plot.
In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
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Cast & Crew.
Orson Welles
King Lear (segment)
Natasha Parry
Cordelia (segment)
Arnold Moss
Duke of Albany (segment)
David J. Stewart
Oswald
Bramwell Fletcher
Earl of Kent (segment)
Margaret Phillips
Regan
Andrew McCullough
Director
Andrew McCullough
Director
Beatrice Straight
Goneril
Peter Brook
Writer
William Shakespeare
Writer
Alan Badel
Fool
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Poor Tom
Virgil Thomson
Composer
Frederick Worlock
Earl of Gloucester
Henry May
ProductionDesigner
Details.
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Wiki.
King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play staged by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. Preserved on kinescope, it aired October 18, 1953, as part of the CBS television series Omnibus, hosted by Alistair Cooke. The cast includes Micheál Mac Liammóir and Alan Badel.