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King Lear(Movie, 1970)

Original title: "Король Лир" (Russian/RU)
2h 12min | Genre: Drama
King LearRating: 3.6/5 (with 99 votes)
King Lear (Russian: Король Лир, romanized: Korol Lir) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev, based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear. The film uses Boris Pasternak's translation of the play, while the Fool's songs are translated by Samuil Marshak. It was Kozintsev's last completed film. ()
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About King Lear

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Soviet Union
Based on: "King Lear" (find it on Amazon)
Made by: Lenfilm
Original language: Russian (RU)
Spoken languages: Russian (RU)
Translated into 10 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/15/1970
Appearing Characters: Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, Edmund, Lear
Screenwriter: Grigori Kozintsev
Production Designer: Yevgeny Yeney
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Korol Lir"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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