King Lear 1974

King Lear (1974) is a Drama and TV Movie film from the United States in the lookmovie catalog, running 2h 55m. Directed by Edwin Sherin, it features James Earl Jones and Douglass Watson. Viewers rate it 9/10 from 1 vote. James 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.