King Lear

This Shakespearian tragedy tells the tale of woe when an old king decides to divide his kingdom amongst his daughters. Directed by Peter Brook and starring Paul Scofield and Irene Worth.

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Credits

director

Peter Brook

producer

Michael Birkeit

production company

Columbia

Martin Ransohoff Productions

Royal Shakespeare Company

Duration

02:17:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

509013

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Drama

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Literature → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Film and video adaptations

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1970

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