King Lear 1970

King Lear (1970) is a Drama film from Denmark in the lookmovie catalog, running 2h 17m. Directed by Peter Brook, it features Paul Scofield and Irene Worth. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 from 21 votes. King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom. Daughters Goneril and Regan profess their affection vehemently. Cordelia, who does not respect the process her father has chosen, does not humor him. Lear's perceived rejection from Cordelia leads to her banishment, thus splitting the kingdom between the other two. This hasty decision becomes his fatal error.