King Lear
1974
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.
Cast:
James Earl Jon...
as
King Lear
Douglass Watson
as
Kent
Paul Sorvino
as
Gloucester
Raúl Juliá
as
Edmund
Rosalind Cash
as
Goneril
Lee Chamberlin
as
Cordelia
Ellen Holly
as
Regan
Robert Stattel
as
Albany
Robert Lanches...
as
Cornwall
Lou Quinones
as
Burgundy
Jean-Pierre St...
as
France
René Auberjono...
as
Edgar
Frederick Coff...
as
Oswald
Tom Aldredge
as
Fool
George Dzundza
as
Gentleman
John R. Tobins...
as
Curan
James Harper
as
First Servant ...
Anthony Chisho...
as
Servant to Cor...
Franklyn Seales
as
Servant to Cor...
Charles Pegues
as
Old Man
Redvers Jeanma...
as
Messenger
William Hart
as
Doctor
Gregory Mosher
as
Messenger
Frankie Faison
as
Captain
George Addison
as
Herald
James West III
as
Gentleman
Jose Machado
as
Attendant
Simpson Markson
as
Attendant
Kevin Maung
as
Attendant
John Salat
as
Attendant
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