Top Cast
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Orson Welles
King Lear
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Natasha Parry
Cordelia
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Arnold Moss
Duke of Albany
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Bramwell Fletcher
Earl of Kent
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David J. Stewart
Oswald
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Margaret Phillips
Regan
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Beatrice Straight
Goneril
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Alan Badel
Fool
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Micheál Mac Liammóir
Poor Tom
Overview
In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
Rating
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King Lear
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Hamlet
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