Rent King Lear (1971)
4.2 of 5 from 54 ratings
2h 12min
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- Synopsis:
- King Lear of England (Jüri Järvet) retires from his throne of power. His decision to divide his kingdom among his elder daughters, over the warnings of his youngest Cordelia (Valentina Shendrikova), sparks off a chain of events that engulfs the entire countryside. Lear's final days are marked by dissension, internecine conflict and terrible violence. Humiliated and banished by his daughters, the King wanders the countryside like a beggar, accompanied by his Fool and a few faithful servants. Driven mad by despair, Lear's megalomania consumes him to the point of blindness.
- Actors:
- Jüri Järvet, Elza Radzina, Galina Volchek, Valentina Shendrikova, Oleg Dal, Karlis Sebris, Leonhard Merzin, Regimantas Adomaitis, Vladimir Yemelyanov, Aleksandr Vokach, Donatas Banionis, Aleksey Petrenko, Juozas Budraitis, Roman Gromadskiy, Nikolay Kuzmin
- Directors:
- Grigori Kozintsev, Iosif Shapiro
- Writers:
- Grigori Kozintsev, Boris Pasternak, William Shakespeare
- Aka:
- Korol Lir
- Studio:
- Mr Bongo
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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- Countries:
- Russia
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