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King Lear
First aired on Sep 24, 1974
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Genres: Drama

When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm. Can a man undo his wrongs? Will Cordelia be saved? Or will the wheels of fate crush all in its way?

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Patrick Magee | King Lear
Patrick Mower | Edmund
Beth Harris | Goneril
Ann Lynn | Regan
Wendy Allnutt | Cordelia
Philip Brack | Albany
Featured Crew
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Tony Davenell | Director
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Charles Warren | Executive Producer
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Tony Davenell | Producer
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William Shakespeare | Theatre Play