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King Lear (Television program : 1998)

King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; from the Royal National Theatre production ; a Chestermead production for BBC and WGBH/Boston ; executive producer for the BBC, Simon Curtis ; executive producer for WGBH, Rebecca Eaton ; production executive, Jane Hawley ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; adapted and directed by Richard Eyre.

Boston : WGBH Boston Video, [2004]

1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

"Lear, King of Britain, has three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Intending to divide his kingdom among his daughters according to their affection for him, he asks them to say which loves him most. Goneril and Regan profess their extreme affection, and each receives one-third of the kingdom. Cordelia, disgusted with their hollow flattery, says she loves him according to her duty, no more or less. Infuriated with this reply, Lear divides her portion between Goneril and Regan. Eventually, the two daughters reveal their true heartlessness and a tragic chain of events are set into motion"--Container.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Masterpiece theatre

Masterpiece theatre (Television program)

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear -- Television adaptations.

Lear, King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.

Television plays.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Eyre, Richard, 1943- director, screenwriter.

Birtwistle, Sue, producer.

Holm, Ian, 1931-2020, actor.

Flynn, Barbara, 1948- actor.

Redman, Amanda, 1957- actor.

West, Timothy, actor.

Rhys, Paul, actor.

Lynch, Finbar, actor.

Burke, David, 1934- actor.

Hamilton, Victoria, 1971- actor.

Bryant, Michael, 1928-2002, actor.

Lyon, David, 1941-2013, actor.

Simkins, Michael, 1956- actor.

Osborne, William, 1964- actor.

Pratt, Roger, director of photography.

Pearce, Ken, editor of moving image work.

Muldowney, Dominic, composer (expression)

Crowley, Bob, production designer.

Baker, Russell, 1925-2019, host.

Television adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.

Royal Shakespeare Company, production company.

Chestermead Ltd., production company.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

WGBH Video (Firm)

Masterpiece theatre (Television program)

Originally produced in 1998.

Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; film editor, Ken Pearce ; music by Dominic Muldowney ; production designer, Bob Crowley.

Ian Holm, Barbara Flynn, Amanda Redman, Timothy West, Paul Rhys, Finbar Lynch, David Burke, Victoria Hamilton, Michael Bryant, David Lyon, Michael Simkins, William Osborne.

Introduced by Russell Baker.

DVD, NTSC; full screen presentation ; Dolby dgital audio.

In English; closed-captioned.

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