King Lear
King Lear
King Lear
1974
Drama, Musical
TV Episode
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about hi
Directed by:
Edwin Sherin
5 total credits
Edwin Sherin has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Valdez Is Coming, Daughter of the Streets, My Old Man's Place, A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz and King Lear
Writer:
William Shakespeare
267 total credits
Born in 1564 in Stratford, England, William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest playwrights and poets in the history of the English language. His works have been adapted and preformed all over the world.
Starring:
Frankie Faison
70 total credits
Frankie Faison has 70 credits at Criticker, including: The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Coming to America, White Chicks and Do the Right Thing
96 total credits
Paul Sorvino has 96 credits at Criticker, including: Goodfellas, Romeo + Juliet, Dick Tracy, The Rocketeer and The Cooler
122 total credits
James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period, beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Probably best known for his role as Darth Vader (for the voice only) (imdb)
41 total credits
George Dzundza has 41 credits at Criticker, including: The Deer Hunter, Basic Instinct, Dangerous Minds, Species II and Instinct
34 total credits
Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 - October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor.Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and "Off Broadway" plays...(Wikipedia)
63 total credits
René Murat Auberjonois (English pronunciation: /rəˈneɪ oʊˈbɛərʒənwɑː/; born June 1, 1940) is an American actor, known for portraying Father Mulcahy in the movie version of M*A*S*H and for creating a number of characters in the long-running television series, (including Clayton Endicott III) Benson (for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award), Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and attorney Paul Lewiston on Boston Legal...(Wikipedia)
3 total credits
Lee Chamberlin has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Uptown Saturday Night, Part VII (1960-1967) and King Lear
23 total credits
Rosalind Cash has 23 credits at Criticker, including: The Omega Man, Tales from the Hood, The New Centurions, From a Whisper to a Scream and Uptown Saturday Night
5 total credits
Ellen Holly has 5 credits at Criticker, including: School Daze, Take a Giant Step, Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force, 10,000 Black Men Named George and King Lear
3 total credits
Douglass Watson has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Ulzana's Raid, Parker Adderson, Philosopher and King Lear
1 total credit
Robert Lanchester has just 1 credit at Criticker: King Lear
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Directed by:
Edwin Sherin 5 total credits
Edwin Sherin has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Valdez Is Coming, Daughter of the Streets, My Old Man's Place, A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz and King Lear
Writer:
William Shakespeare 267 total credits
Born in 1564 in Stratford, England, William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest playwrights and poets in the history of the English language. His works have been adapted and preformed all over the world.
Starring:
Frankie Faison 70 total credits
Frankie Faison has 70 credits at Criticker, including: The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Coming to America, White Chicks and Do the Right Thing
96 total credits
Paul Sorvino has 96 credits at Criticker, including: Goodfellas, Romeo + Juliet, Dick Tracy, The Rocketeer and The Cooler
122 total credits
James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period, beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Probably best known for his role as Darth Vader (for the voice only) (imdb)
41 total credits
George Dzundza has 41 credits at Criticker, including: The Deer Hunter, Basic Instinct, Dangerous Minds, Species II and Instinct
34 total credits
Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 - October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor.Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and "Off Broadway" plays...(Wikipedia)
63 total credits
René Murat Auberjonois (English pronunciation: /rəˈneɪ oʊˈbɛərʒənwɑː/; born June 1, 1940) is an American actor, known for portraying Father Mulcahy in the movie version of M*A*S*H and for creating a number of characters in the long-running television series, (including Clayton Endicott III) Benson (for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award), Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and attorney Paul Lewiston on Boston Legal...(Wikipedia)
3 total credits
Lee Chamberlin has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Uptown Saturday Night, Part VII (1960-1967) and King Lear
23 total credits
Rosalind Cash has 23 credits at Criticker, including: The Omega Man, Tales from the Hood, The New Centurions, From a Whisper to a Scream and Uptown Saturday Night
5 total credits
Ellen Holly has 5 credits at Criticker, including: School Daze, Take a Giant Step, Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force, 10,000 Black Men Named George and King Lear
3 total credits
Douglass Watson has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Ulzana's Raid, Parker Adderson, Philosopher and King Lear
1 total credit
Robert Lanchester has just 1 credit at Criticker: King Lear
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