King Lear

Running 2h and made in United Kingdom, King Lear (1975) is a Drama film in the 123movies catalog. The cast includes Michael Hordern and Sarah Badel; Jonathan Miller directs. 1 vote put it at 10/10. King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.