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King Lear

King Lear

Original Title: Король Лир

19702h 12m

Status

Released

Release

1970

Runtime

2h 12m

Storyline

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.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 12m
Dec 15, 1970
Languages
Russian
Production
Production Countries
Soviet Union