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7.9/10   63 votes
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Director:
Edwin Sherin
Writer:
William Shakespeare (play)
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Release Date:
20 February 1974 (USA) more
Plot:
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him... more | add synopsis
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The greatest voice in the world more

Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:
175 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

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Paul Sorvino's TV debut. more
Movie Connections:
Version of King Lear (1909) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
The greatest voice in the world, 13 March 2001
10/10
Author: Mr_Mirage from Mishawaka, IN

Read the cast listing again... think about it... Rosalind Cash, Raul Julia, Rene Auberjenois, Paul Sorvino... James Earl Jones as Lear... the best voice in the biz, period...

I am a die hard Sir Laurence fan, and this is the version of Lear I prefer. It is alive, and angry, and funny, and violent, and dirty, and everything we are told Shakespeare CAN be and very rarely is: entertainment on a grand scale.

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