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King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king. It has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, and the role of Lear has been coveted and played by many of the world's most accomplished actors.
The play was written between 1603 and 1606 and later revised. Shakespeare's earlier version, The True Chronicle of the History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters, was published in quarto in 1608. The Tragedy of King Lear, a more theatrical version, was included in the 1623 First Folio. Modern editors usually conflate the two, though some insist that each version has its individual integrity that should be preserved.
After the Restoration, the play was often revised with a happy ending for audiences who disliked its dark and depressing tone, but since the 19th century Shakespeare's original version has been regarded as one of his supreme achievements. The tragedy is particularly noted for its probing observations on the nature of human suffering and kinship. George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear".
Actors: John Hurt (actor), N. Andrew Elliot (actor), N. Andrew Elliot (editor), Jake Laurie (producer), Nicola Davidson (actress), Georgia Armstrong (director), Ryan Smith (actor), Josh Melvin (producer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Felicia Day (actress), Michael Sean Colin (composer), Joe Allen Price (actor), Anuj Majumdar (editor), Jonathan Gotsick (actor), James P. Gleason (producer), Micki Schloss (actor), Tony Grande (actor), Alex Endeshaw (actor), Barbara Conway (actress), Colleen Reilly (writer), Colleen Reilly (producer), Colleen Reilly (director), Christina Ferguson (producer), Wendy Gough (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Chris Gormlie (editor), Brian Blessed (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Graham McTavish (actor), Brian Blessed (director), Bob Carruthers (producer), Paul Farrer (composer), David McWhinnie (producer), Hildegard Neil (actress), Vanessa Tovell (producer), Gary Russell (producer), Robert Whelan (actor), Iain Stuart Robertson (actor), Peter Balderstone (actor), Phillipa Peak (actress),
Plot: 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.
Keywords: based-on-play, character-name-in-title, shakespeare's-king-lear, tragedyActors: Graham McTavish (actor), Chris Gormlie (editor), Brian Blessed (actor), Bob Carruthers (producer), Paul Farrer (composer), Hildegard Neil (actress), Vanessa Tovell (producer), Gary Russell (producer), Robert Whelan (actor), Iain Stuart Robertson (actor), Peter Balderstone (actor), Phillipa Peak (actress), Gavin Bott (miscellaneous crew), Stanley Wells (actor), Jason Riddington (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Keve Hjelm (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Thomas Roos (actor), Anna Eklund (actress), Anders Andersson (actor), Kjell Tovle (actor), Gudmar Klöving (actor), Pär Milstam (actor), Carlo Schmidt (actor), Michael Meschke (actor), Maria Eggers (actress), Peter Oskarson (director), Annika Brunsten (actress), Tilde Björfors (actress), Josephine Selander (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Michael Kitchen (actor), Anton Lesser (actor), John Bird (actor), Jonathan Miller (director), John Shrapnel (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Penelope Wilton (actress), Michael Hordern (actor), Brenda Blethyn (actress), William Hobbs (miscellaneous crew), Shaun Sutton (producer), Ken Stott (actor), John Wilders (miscellaneous crew), Frank Middlemass (actor), Tony Sympson (actor),
Plot: 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.
Keywords: based-on-play, character-name-in-title, father-versus-daughter, resentment-toward-daughter, resentment-toward-father, resentment-toward-sister, shakespeare's-king-lear, tragedyActors: Dmitri Shostakovich (composer), William Shakespeare (writer), Donatas Banionis (actor), Jüri Järvet (actor), Aleksey Petrenko (actor), Juozas Budraitis (actor), Emmanuil Vitorgan (actor), Vladimir Yemelyanov (actor), Regimantas Adomaitis (actor), Aleksandr Vokach (actor), Grigori Kozintsev (writer), Grigori Kozintsev (director), Roman Gromadsky (actor), Oleg Dal (actor), Leonhard Merzin (actor),
Plot: 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.
Keywords: based-on-play, character-name-in-title, foreign-language-adaptation, shakespeare's-king-lear, tragedyActors: Guy Rolfe (actor), Patrick Barr (actor), Alan Bates (actor), Phyllis Calvert (actress), Irene Handl (actress), Peter Illing (actor), Sam Kydd (actor), Richard Leech (actor), Arthur Lovegrove (actor), Shirley Anne Field (actress), Edward Dryhurst (writer), Robert Ayres (actor), Peter Hammond (actor), June Faithfull (miscellaneous crew), Delphi Lawrence (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Alan Wheatley (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Henry Oscar (actor), Rosalie Crutchley (actress), Patrick Troughton (actor), Ursula Howells (actress), Royston Morley (producer), Royston Morley (director), Reginald Tate (actor), John Baker (actor), Robert Harris (actor), John Chandos (actor), William Devlin (actor), Cyril Conway (actor), Robert Sansom (actor),
Plot: 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.
Keywords: based-on-play, character-name-in-title, shakespeare's-king-lear, tragedyActors: Carlo Campogalliani (actor), Giuseppe de Liguoro (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Giuseppe de Liguoro (director), Arturo Padovani (actor),
Genres: Drama,