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In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
18 Cast Members
Orson Welles
King Lear
Natasha Parry
Cordelia
Arnold Moss
Duke of Albany
Bramwell Fletcher
Earl of Kent
David J. Stewart
Oswald
Margaret Phillips
Regan
Beatrice Straight
Goneril
Alan Badel
Fool
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Poor Tom
Frederick Worlock
Earl of Gloucester
Scott Forbes
Duke of Cornwall
Wesley Addy
King of France
Fred Sadoff
Duke of Burgundy
Lloyd Bochner
First Gentleman
Chris Gampel
First Servant
LeRoi Operti
Doctor
Alistair Cooke
Self – Host
Peter Brook
Self – Director
