King Lear

King Lear

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.

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Top Cast

James Earl Jones

As King Lear

Douglass Watson

As Kent

Paul Sorvino

As Gloucester

Raúl Juliá

As Edmund

Rosalind Cash

As Goneril

Lee Chamberlin

As Cordelia

Ellen Holly

As Regan

Robert Stattel

As Albany

Robert Lanchester

As Cornwall

Lou Quinones

As Burgundy