King Lear 53 years old

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 his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Credits

Paul Scofield as King Lear

Irene Worth as Goneril

Ian Hogg as Edmund

Anne-Lise Gabold as Cordelia

Tom Fleming as Kent

Cyril Cusack as Albany

King Lear Cast

Name	Character
Paul Scofield He was 49, 86 years old when he died	as King Lear
Irene Worth She was 55, 85 years old when she died	as Goneril
Ian Hogg He was 18, now 34 years old	as Edmund
Anne-Lise Gabold She was 30, now 82 years old	as Cordelia
Tom Fleming He was 20, 58 years old when he died	as Kent
Cyril Cusack He was 60, 82 years old when he died	as Albany
Robert Langdon Lloyd	as Edgar

King Lear Crew

Name	Department
William Shakespeare as Author. He was 407 (51) years old when He died	Writing
Peter Brook as Director. He was 46 (now 99) years old	Directing
Peter Brook as Writer. He was 46 (now 99) years old	Writing

King Lear (53 years)

Release day: Thursday, February 04, 1971
Runtime: 137 minutes