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.
Director: Edwin Sherin
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James Earl Jones as King Lear |
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Douglass Watson as Kent |
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Paul Sorvino as Gloucester |
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Raúl Juliá as Edmund |
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Rosalind Cash as Goneril |
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Lee Chamberlin as Cordelia |
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Ellen Holly as Regan |
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Robert Stattel as Albany |
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Robert Lanchester as Cornwall |
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Lou Quinones as Burgundy |
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Jean-Pierre Stewart as France |
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René Auberjonois as Edgar |
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Frederick Coffin as Oswald |
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Tom Aldredge as Fool |
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George Dzundza as Gentleman |
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John R. Tobinski as Curan |
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James Harper as First Servant to Cornwall |
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Anthony Chisholm as Servant to Cornwall |
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Franklyn Seales as Servant to Cornwall |
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Charles Pegues as Old Man |
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Redvers Jeanmarie as Messenger |
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William Hart as Doctor |
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Gregory Mosher as Messenger |
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Frankie Faison as Captain |
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George Addison as Herald |
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James West III as Gentleman |
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Jose Machado as Attendant |
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Simpson Markson as Attendant |
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Kevin Maung as Attendant |
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John Salat as Attendant |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Directing | Edwin Sherin | Director |
| Editing | George Keenan | Editor |
| Art | Santo Loquasto | Production Design |
| Sound | Lou Bruno | Sound |
| Crew | Gene Searchinger | Cinematography |
