King Lear
175 mins
James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.
Douglass Watson
Kent
Robert Stattel
Albany
Robert Lanchester
Cornwall
Lou Quinones
Burgundy
Jean-Pierre Stewart
France
John R. Tobinski
Curan
Charles Pegues
Old Man
Redvers Jeanmarie
Messenger
William Hart
Doctor
Gregory Mosher
Messenger
George Addison
Herald
James West III
Gentleman
Jose Machado
Attendant
Simpson Markson
Attendant
Kevin Maung
Attendant
John Salat
Attendant
Gene Searchinger
Cinematography
George Keenan
Editor
Lou Bruno
Sound
Charles Gross
Music
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
