King Lear [Videorecording] by William Shakespeare; BBC TV production in association with Time-Life Television.
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FilmReference number:20622923Series: Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare | Shakespeare playsPublication details: New York, Ambrose Video Pub., [1988?], c1982. Description: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (185 min.) snd., col. 1/2 inSubject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film and video adaptations | Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama | Feature filmsProduction credits: Director, Jonathan Miller.Cast: Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Anton Lesser.Summary: The old and foolish Lear disinherits his youngest daughter Cordelia, who truly loves him, because she refuses to emulate her sisters hollow flattery and claims of lavish affection. The sisters' hypocrisy is revealed; Lear is driven mad by rage and ill-treatment; the sisters' rivalry leads to murder and suicide; Cordelia is hanged and Lear dies of grief.
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VHS format.
Videocassette release of the 1982 television production.
Director, Jonathan Miller.
Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Anton Lesser.
The old and foolish Lear disinherits his youngest daughter Cordelia, who truly loves him, because she refuses to emulate her sisters hollow flattery and claims of lavish affection. The sisters' hypocrisy is revealed; Lear is driven mad by rage and ill-treatment; the sisters' rivalry leads to murder and suicide; Cordelia is hanged and Lear dies of grief.
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