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King Lear (1970)

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1970 · 132 min · Drama

King Lear (1970) is a drama film with a runtime of 132 minutes. It holds a TMDB score of 6.7. Compare its IMDb, TMDB and community ratings below to see how King Lear scores across every source.

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Overview

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.