King Lear
1974James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.
Acted in
James Earl Jones
as King Lear
Douglass Watson
as Kent
Paul Sorvino
as Gloucester
Raúl Juliá
as Edmund
Rosalind Cash
as Goneril
Lee Chamberlin
as Cordelia
Ellen Holly
as Regan
Robert Stattel
as Albany
Robert Lanchester
as Cornwall
Lou Quinones
as Burgundy
Jean-Pierre Stewart
as France
René Auberjonois
as Edgar
Frederick Coffin
as Oswald
Tom Aldredge
as Fool
George Dzundza
as Gentleman
John R. Tobinski
as Curan
James Harper
as First Servant to Cornwall
Anthony Chisholm
as Servant to Cornwall
Franklyn Seales
as Servant to Cornwall
Charles Pegues
as Old Man
Redvers Jeanmarie
as Messenger
William Hart
as Doctor
Gregory Mosher
as Messenger
Frankie Faison
as Captain
George Addison
as Herald
James West III
as Gentleman
Jose Machado
as Attendant
Simpson Markson
as Attendant
Kevin Maung
as Attendant
John Salat
as Attendant