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  • Great Performances King Lear (Season 1, Episode 5)
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    TV Episode | 175 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Great Performances

King Lear (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-G
TV Episode | 175 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

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 ...See moreKing 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. Written by Jim Beaver See less
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Updated Feb 20, 1974

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Feb 20, 1974 (United States)

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33 cast members
Name Known for
Paul Sorvino
Gloucester Gloucester   See fewer
Raul Julia
Edmund (as Raúl Juliá) Edmund (as Raúl Juliá)   See fewer
James Earl Jones
King Lear King Lear   See fewer
Rosalind Cash
Goneril Goneril   See fewer
Lee Chamberlin
Cordelia Cordelia   See fewer
Robert Lanchester
Cornwall Cornwall   See fewer
Lou Quinones
Burgundy (as Louis Quinones) Burgundy (as Louis Quinones)   See fewer
George Dzundza
Gentleman Gentleman   See fewer
James Harper
First servant to Cornwall (as J.W. Harper) First servant to Cornwall (as J.W. Harper)   See fewer
Anthony Chisholm
Servant to Cornwall Servant to Cornwall   See fewer
Franklyn Seales
Servant to Cornwall (as Frank Seales) Servant to Cornwall (as Frank Seales)   See fewer
Charles Pegues
Old man Old man   See fewer
Redvers Jeanmarie
Messenger Messenger   See fewer
William Hart
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
Gregory Mosher
Messenger Messenger   See fewer
Frankie Faison
Captain Captain   See fewer
James West III
Gentleman Gentleman   See fewer
Jose Machado
Attendant Attendant   See fewer
Simpson Markson
Attendant Attendant   See fewer
Kevin Maung
Attendant Attendant   See fewer
John Salat
Attendant (as John W. Salat) Attendant (as John W. Salat)   See fewer
Hal Holbrook
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Richard Kiley
Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Papp
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
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