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King Lear

8.0 82 mins TV Movie   History   Drama   1953
CBS  
Director(s): Andrew McCullough

In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.

Casts of King Lear

Orson Welles

as King Lear

Natasha Parry

as Cordelia

Arnold Moss

as Duke of Albany

Bramwell Fletcher

as Earl of Kent

David J. Stewart

as Oswald

Beatrice Straight

as Goneril

Alan Badel

as Fool

Frederick Worlock

as Earl of Gloucester

Scott Forbes

as Duke of Cornwall

Wesley Addy

as King of France

Fred Sadoff

as Duke of Burgundy

Lloyd Bochner

as First Gentleman

Chris Gampel

as First Servant

LeRoi Operti

as Doctor

Alistair Cooke

as Self – Host

Peter Brook

as Self – Director

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