King Lear (1971)Stream and Watch Online

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Released November 22nd, 1971, 'King Lear' stars Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 17 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 18 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the 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." .