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  • King Lear (1970)
  • PG
    140 min | Drama
King Lear (1970)
PG
140 min | Drama

A Soviet adaptation of a world-famous tragedy about an aged king and how cruelly he lose his illusions.
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Directors
Writers
Grigoriy Kozintsev | Geoffrey of Monmouth (source material) | Boris Pasternak (Russian translation, 1949) | William Shakespeare (play "King Lear")
Cinematographer
Jonas Gricius (as Jonas Gritsius)
Editor
Yevgeniya Makhankova (as Ye. Makhankova)
Production Designers
Yevgeni Yenej | Inna Zaytseva (production design)
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Status
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Updated Dec 15, 1970

Release date
Aug 6, 1975 (United States)

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Cast

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Jüri Järvet
King Lear (as Yuri Yarvet) King Lear (as Yuri Yarvet)   See fewer
Elza Radzina
Goneril (as E. Radzina) Goneril (as E. Radzina)   See fewer
Galina Volchek
Regan (as G. Volchek) Regan (as G. Volchek)   See fewer
Valentina Shendrikova
Cordelia (as V. Shendrikova) Cordelia (as V. Shendrikova)   See fewer
Oleg Dal
Fool (as O. Dal) Fool (as O. Dal)   See fewer
Karlis Sebris
Gloster (as K. Sebris) Gloster (as K. Sebris)   See fewer
Leonhard Merzin
Edgar (as L. Merzin) Edgar (as L. Merzin)   See fewer
Regimantas Adomaitis
Edmund (as R. Adomaytis) Edmund (as R. Adomaytis)   See fewer
Vladimir Emelyanov
Kent (as V. Yemelyanov) Kent (as V. Yemelyanov)   See fewer
Aleksandr Vokach
Cornwall (as A. Vokach) Cornwall (as A. Vokach)   See fewer
Donatas Banionis
Albany (as D. Banionis) Albany (as D. Banionis)   See fewer
Aleksey Petrenko
Oswald (as A. Petrenko) Oswald (as A. Petrenko)   See fewer
Juozas Budraitis
King of France (as I. Budraytis) King of France (as I. Budraytis)   See fewer
Roman Gromadskiy
Actor (as R. Gromadsky) Actor (as R. Gromadsky)   See fewer
Nikolay Kuzmin
Actor (as N. Kuzmin) Actor (as N. Kuzmin)   See fewer
Ants Lauter
Actor (as A. Lauter) Actor (as A. Lauter)   See fewer
Ignat Leyrer
Actor (as I. Leyrer) Actor (as I. Leyrer)   See fewer
Konstantin Tyagunov
Actor (as K. Tyagunov) Actor (as K. Tyagunov)   See fewer
Boris Velikanov
Pridvornyy (as Boris Vekikanov) Pridvornyy (as Boris Vekikanov)   See fewer
Emmanuil Vitorgan
Messenger (uncredited) Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
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