Movies (fiction) by Category

King Lear 2010

Peter Brook, Fred Rickey, Andrew McCullough, Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss, Bramwell Fletcher, Margaret Phillips, David J Stewart, Alan Badel, Beatrice Straight,  Alistair Cooke, Virgil Thomson, William Shakespeare, Robert Saudek Associates, Archive of American Television, and E1 Entertainment (Firm)

King Lear of Britain has decided to divide his kingdom into three parts, and to hand over the responsibilities of ruling to his three daughters. The two oldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter their father insincerely, and are rewarded. Cordelia, the youngest, sincerely loves her father, but she cannot match her sisters' skill at false adulation. The king takes away her portion of the kingdom, despite the pleadings of some of his most loyal nobles. It is not long before Goneril and Regan reveal their deep ingratitude, and soon the old king finds himself in a confusing and desperate position. 1 videodisc (82 min.)

MEDIA 10-1868

 

Macbeth 2002

A classic tragedy about the lust for power and its ultimate bloody consequences. Macbeth is a Scottish war hero whose insane ambition unleashes a cycle of violence. Prompted by the supernatural prophecy of three witches, Macbeth is then goaded by his lady into slaying King Duncan in order to assume the throne. He plunges further into murder and moral decay to keep the unsteady crown on his head. 1 videodisc (140 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3747

 

Macbeth c2010

William Shakespeare,  Patrick Stewart, Kate Fleetwood, Michael Feast, Scott Handy, Martin Turner, Rupert Goold, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Illuminations (Firm), British Broadcasting Corporation, and PBS Distribution (Firm)

Adaptation of the stage production which relocates the action to a nameless 20th-century underground facility, offering a parable of the quest for power in the modern world. 1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.)

MEDIA 10-2176

 

Maqbool 2003

Vishal Bharadwaj, Bobby Bedi, Abbas Tyrewala, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapoor, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, William Shakespeare, Kaleidoscope Entertainment (Firm), and Eagle Home Entertainment (Firm)

An Indian adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth set against the backdrop of Bombay's mafia world. 1 videodisc (128 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3425

 

La megere apprivoisee 2008

A classic farce about a rich Padua merchant who must marry off his older, shrewish, daughter before the lovely, younger Bianca can be married. 1 videodisc (110 min.)

MEDIA 10-5345

 

Much ado about nothing 1998

Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Evans, David Parfitt, Richard Briers, Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, Robert Sean Leonard, Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale, Brian Blessed, and William Shakespeare

With his wedding a week away, hot-blooded Claudio can't wait to marry the beautiful young Hero. To distract him, his best friend Don Pedro devises mischief: a romantic trap for the sharp-tongued Beatrice and the man she loves to hate, Benedick. Their amusement is almost spoiled by the jealous scheming of the rakish Don John, but love and laughter prevail when the local constable unwittingly exposes the plot--and all the trouble proves to be much ado about nothing. 1 videodisc (111 min.)

MEDIA 10-55

 

Much ado about nothing 2002

William Shakespeare,  Joseph Papp, A. J Antoon, Kathleen Widdoes, Sam Waterston, Douglass Watson, Barnard Hughes, Peter Link, New York Shakespeare Festival Productions, Kultur International Films, and Broadway Theatre Archive

Though this turn-of-the-century version of Shakespeare's classic tale of romance has Roosevelt's Rough-Riders and bicycle-riding suffragettes, the story is the same: Beatrice and Benedick fight their merry war of words; the evil Don Juan conspires to disrupt the wedding of Hero and Claudio; and it's up to Dogbery to save the day. 1 videodisc (165 min.)

MEDIA 10-655

 

Prospero's books c2010, 1991

Adapted from The Tempest by Shakespeare, Prospero's Books envisions a magical realm of exquisite beauty, where the innocence of love and dreams of revenge collide to create a tempest. 1 videodisc (121 min.)

MEDIA 10-4834

 

The tempest Story of the sorcerer, Prospero, and his daughter who have been stranded on an island for twelve years. 1 videodisc (126 minutes)

MEDIA 10-4706

 

All's well that ends well 1980

Elijah Moshinsky, William Shakespeare, Celia Johnson, Ian Charleson, and Angela Down

Delightful scenes and clever characters contribute to the frivolity of this light comedy in whcih Shakespeare uses one of his favorite devices--trickery.  Helena, new wife of the young Count Bertram, resorts to chicanery to win the respect and affection of her husband -- a plot relished by Elizabethan playgoers.  By extolling the cunning of a woman in love, this play exemplifies a typical element of medieval romance. 3 videocassettes (141 min.)

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Angoor 2002?

Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterji, Devan Verma, Dipti Navala, Utpal Datta, Gulazara, Jai Singh, and IndiaWeekly.com

Comedy of twins, based on Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors. 1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.)

MEDIA 10-982

 

Antony and Cleopatra 1980

Colin Blakely, Jane Lapotaire, and William Shakespeare

A sequel to Shakespeare's great tragedy, "Julius Caesar," this play is known for its memorable poetry, intricate planning and remarkable characterizations.  In this play, Antony, the once heralded leader becomes stupified with passion and degenerates into a fool.  It is Cleopatra who provides endless enthrallment.  The multiple sides of her nature are brought out so clearly that she has been called the most fascinating woman of her own or any other age. 3 videocassettes (171 min.)

MEDIA 2-1048  2-1049  2-1050

 

Antony and Cleopatra 1993

William Shakespeare,  John Scoffield, Trevor Nunn, Richard Johnson, Janet Suzman, Corin Redgrave, and Patrick Stewart

Shakespeare's towering romantic tragedy, filled with alliances, rumors, battles, betrayals and death, comes to the screen in a strikingly dramatic staging. 1 videocassette (161 min.)

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Antony & Cleopatra  1987?, 1980

Colin Blakely, Jane Lapotaire, Jonathan Miller, and William Shakespeare

A dramatization of Shakespear's famous play which explores the calamitons consequences of an overwhelming passion. 1 videocassette (171 min.)

DANA 901

 

As you like it 198-?

William Shakespeare, Paul Czinner, Laurence Olivier, Elisabeth Bergner, Sophie Stewart, Leon Quartermaine, and Henry Ainley

Film adaptation of Shakespeare's well known comedy. A pastoral romance set in the Forest of Arden in medieval France. 1 videocassette (96 min.)

MEDIA 2-1582

 

As you like it 1978

Basil Coleman, William Shakespeare, Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, and Richard Pasco

Lyrical and light hearted, this is a comedy about all kinds of love--physical and intellectual, sentimental and cynical, enduring love between friends, and romantic love at first sight.  It's full of song; it's Shakespeare's Valentine.  It's also about the roles society sometimes forces us to play. 2 videocassettes (150 min.)

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As you like it 1987

William Shakespeare,  Cedric Messina, Basil Coleman, Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco, Angharad Rees, James Bolam, Geoffrey Burgon, and William Walton

A dramatization of Shakespeare's comedy about all kinds of love--physical and intellectual, sentimental and cynical, enduring love between friends, and romantic love at first sight. 1 videocassette (150 min.)

DANA 900

 

Brook by Brook, an intimate portrait The tragedy of Hamlet c2005

Yvon Davis, Simon Brook, Peter Brook, Marie-Hélčne Estienne, Fabienne Pascaud, Josie Miljevic, Adrian Lester, Jeffrey Kissoon, Natasha Parry, Bruce Myers, Scott Handy, Shantala Shivalingappa, William Shakespeare, Arte France cinéma (Firm), British Broadcasting Corporation, Arte Video (Firm), and Facets Video (Firm)

Brook by Brook: A revealing film about Peter Brook made by his son, Simon, offering a privileged view into Brook's family, theater, and films in a collective father-son journey that is personal and moving. Tragedy of Hamlet: Discover the new meaning in Hamlet in Peter Brook's original performances in Paris and its worldwide theatrical tour. 1 videodisc (204 min.)

MEDIA 10-784

 

Comedy of errors 1983

Roger Daltrey, James Cellan Jones, and William Shakespeare

Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's farce about two pairs of twins involved in an elaborate series of mistaken identities. An elderly merchant, his wife, twin sons, and their twin attendants become entangled in a series of mistaken identities involving money, the jealous wife, her unattached sister, a kitchen wench and a courtesan to a point where they think themselves bewitched. In the end, as befits a farce, the whole family is joyfully reunited. 1 videocassette (109 min.)

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Coriolanus 1983

Elijah Moshinsky, William Shakespeare, Irene Worth, and Alan Howard

In the last of his tragedies, Shakespeare gives Coriolanus as much human warmth as he can, shows clearly his virtues and defects, and accounts for his downfall wholly in terms of his own character.  By focusing on human character rather than on political agreement, Shakespeare reveals a man who is essentially unattractive--one who can be admired for his strength, his openess, even the firmness of his political idealism--but one whom it is impossible to pity or love. 2 videocassettes (145 min.)

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Cymbeline 1982

Elijah Moshinsky, William Shakespeare, Richard Johnson, Claire Bloom, and Helen Mirren

The fanciful story of Imogen, daughter of Britian's King Cymbeline, whose evil second queen forces Cymbeline to banish Imogen's husband, Posthumus, because she wants to force Imogen to wed her thick-witted son, Cloten.  Posthumus flees to Rome, where he is lured by a wily Italian, Iachimo, into wagering on Imogen's fidelity.  Iachimo tricks Posthumus into believing that he has seduced the faithful Imogen, but as in all of Shakespeare's tragicomedies, everything is eventually redolved and tragedy is diverted by love and forgiveness. 2 videocassettes (174 min.)

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Cyrano de Bergerac 1990

Edmond Rostand, Keith Williams, Michael Simpson, Derek Jacobi, Sinead Cusack, John Carlisle, John Bowe, Tom Mannion, and Pete Postlethwaite

As incomparable in swordplay and wordplay as he is, the gallant soldier, philosopher, and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is as timid as a schoolboy before the fair Roxanne.  The bold Cyrano boasts he can deflect a hundred men in sword fight but because of his grotesque nose lacks the confidence to court the woman he loves.  Yet so entranced with Roxanne is Cyrano that he uses the eloquence of his poetry to woo her for a rival. 2 videocassettes (177 min.)

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A dream in Hanoi 2003

Tom Weidlinger, F. Murray Abraham, Central Dramatic Company of Vietnam, Artists Repertory Theater of Portland, Oregon, Vietnam's National Theater of Music & Dance, Moira Productions, Dateline Productions, and Bullfrog Films, inc

Vietnamese and American artists join forces to stage Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in Hanoi. 1 videocassette (91 min.)

MEDIA 2-6452

 

Exploring a character 1990

John Carlaw and William Shakespeare

Under John Barton's direction, two members of the Royal Shakespeare Company explore Shakespeare's character Shylock to demonstrate how shakespeare develops a character and the multiplicity of ways in which his characters can be understood. Given the same text from The merchant of Venice and the same direction, the different readings of the part demonstrate the infinite variety of Shakespeare's work. 1 videocassette (51 min.)

MEDIA 2-1012

 

Falstaff lyric comedy in three acts 1993

Giuseppe Verdi, Arrigo Boito, William Shakespeare, Janet Perry, Christa Ludwig, Giuseppe Taddei, Herbert von Karajan, Piero De Palma, Francisco Araiza, and Rolando Panerai

2 videocassettes (135 min.)

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Glyndebourne Festival Opera presents A midsummer night's dream 1981

Benjamin Britten, William Shakespeare, Peter Pears, James Bowman, Ileana Cotrubas, Dale Duesing, Felicity Lott, and Bernard Haitink

Presents on adaptation of William Shakespeare's play in which four lovers and a group of naive bumpkins fall into the hands of Oberon and Tytania. 1 videocassette (VHS) (156 min.)

MUSIC 121

 

Hamlet 1980

William Shakespeare, Rodney Bennett, Derek Jacobi, and Claire Bloom

In what is perhaps his greatest tragedy, Shakespeare uses a tense and consistently exciting drama for murder, conspiracy and revenge as a medium for inquiring into the most fundamental problems: justice, guilt, madness, death, and the difficulty of understanding oneself and others.  Hamlet himself is the most complex and contraversial of all Shakespeare's characters. 2 videocassetes (203 min.)

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Hamlet 1988

Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, and William Shakespeare

Laurence Olivier stars in and directs this classic version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the towering tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap his father's murderer. 1 videocassette (155 min.)

MEDIA 2-548

 

Hamlet 1991

Mel Gibson, Franco Zeffirelli, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, and Helena Bonham Carter

Shakespeare's tale of the Danish prince who broods long on his father's murder, but whose action, when it comes, proves swift and terrible for all. 1 videocassette (135 min.)

DANA. DANA. MEDIA 657 657 2-1722

 

Hamlet 1992

William Shakespeare, Leon Garfield, Natalia Orlova, and Michael Kitchen

Prince Hamlet must face the challenge of avenging his father's murder in this tragic story of revenge.  1 videocassette (30 min.)

DANA 974

 

Hamlet 1997

William Shakespeare,  Tony Richardson, Neil Hartley, Nicol Williamson, Anthony Hopkins, Marianne Faithfull, Gordon Jackson, Judy Parfitt, and Mark Dignam

Hamlet's father, the King of Denmark, is murdered by his brother Claudius in order to gain the throne.  When the ghost of the old King tells Hamlet to kill Claudius, Hamlet is torn between the desire to avenge his father's death and his reluctance to shed blood.  In the end, tragedy destroys them all. 1 videocassette (119 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 973 2-1447

 

Hamlet 1997

David Barron, Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Gérard Depardieu, Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi, Jack Lemmon, Richard Briers, Kate Winslet, and William Shakespeare

An adaptation of Shakespeare's greatest creation. 2 videocassettes (ca. 242 min.)

DANA. MEDIA. MEDIA 972 2-3267 2-3268

 

Hedda 1987

Trevor Nunn, Glenda Jackson, Timothy West, Peter Eyre, Patrick Stewart, Jennie Linden, and Henrik Ibsen

Frustrated by the pointlessness of her middle class married life, the strong-willed Hedda realizes her only satisfaction comes from manipulating others. Casting an insidious net of influence over both her passive husband and a volatile former lover, Hedda is soon overwhelmed by her own cynical schemes as they spiral out of control--with tragic results. 1 videocassette (ca. 103 min.)

DOUGLASS. MEDIA 59 2-1432

 

Henry IV 1979

William Shakespeare,  Jon Finch, Anthony Quayle, and David Gwillim

A richly colorful panorama of Medieval English life, ranging from the uncertain future of his son and his people, to rural Gloucestershire, where old Justice Shallow reminisces about his lost youth. There is a passage of time which brings the older generation closer to the grave and allows the young prince to prepare himself for leadership. The play ends with the death of Henry IV, the banishment of Falstaff, and coronation of Prince Hal as Henry V. 2 videocassettes (151 min.)

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Henry IV 1979

David Giles, William Shakespeare, Jon Finch, Anthony Quayle, and David Gwillim

Against a background of Civil War, Prince Hal, the heir to the throne, appears to waste his youth irresponsibly among the low life of the London taverns, in the company of the self-indulgent, treacherous, irresponsible Sir John Falstaff.  The boisterous comedy of the tavern scenes and the political tensions between the King and the rebels lead to the Battle of Shrewsbury, at which the Prince redeems himself. 2 videocassettes (147 min.)

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Henry IV, part I 1992?

William Shakespeare, Cedric Messina, David Giles, Jon Finch, Anthony Quayle, and David Gwillim

Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled King Henry IV. 1 videocassette (147 min.)

DANA 906

 

Henry V 1979

William Shakespeare, Cedric Messina, David Gwillim, and Rob Edwards

Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled King Henry V. 1 videocassette (163 min.)

DANA 904

 

Henry V 1979

David Gwillim, Rob Edwards, Martin Neil, David Giles, and William Shakespeare

The third of Shakespeare's plays portraying the emergence of England's most admired national hero, Henry V. He unites his people as he embarks on the invasion of France, deals justly with traitors, tirelessly leads his soldiers to victory and ensures future peace by his marriage to the Princess of France. Shakespeare examines these qualities that make a successful ruler and shows the prince in terms of isolation and responibility that his success entails. 2 videocassettes (163 min.)

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Henry V 1988

William Shakespeare, Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, and Leslie Banks

Laurence Olivier's innovative movie production of Henry V, Shakespeare's stirring historical play about the English king who defeated the French at Agincourt, is an unqualified film treasure. 1 videocassette (116 min.)

MEDIA 2-547

 

Henry V 1989, 2000

Kenneth Branagh, Paul Scofield, Derek Jacobi, Ian Holm, Emma Thompson, Alec McCowen, Judi Dench,  Christian Bale, and Simon Rattle

Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe. 1 videocassette (138 min.)

DANA. DANA 1406 1406

 

Henry V 1990

Kenneth Branagh, Bruce Sharman, William Shakespeare, Paul Scofield, Derek Jacobi, and Ian Holm

Thrust onto the throne at a young age, Henry V struggles to become a decisive leader and win the loyalty of his subjects. After being insulted by an emissary from the French king, Henry asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France. He gathers his army and embarks on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe. 1 videocassette (ca. 138 min.)

MEDIA 2-1342

 

Henry VI 1982

Peter Benson, Julia Foster, Jane Howell, and William Shakespeare

Shakespeare demonstrates his skill in creating a riveting clash of personalities. Henry marries Lady Margaret of Anjou, but she despises him for his meekness and takes Suffolk as a lover. The new Queen, who also hates the Yorks (the White Roses), becomes the inspiration of the Lancastrians (the Red Roses). She and her followers are pitted against Richard, Duke of York, and his supporters, who include the Earl of Warwick, also known as "the King maker.". 2 videocassettes (212 min.)

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Henry VI 1982

Peter Benson, Bernard Hill, Jane Howell, and William Shakespeare

Ruthlessness remains the order of the day in the conclusion to the Henry VI chronicles. York, as victor at St. Albans, contemptuously forces Henry to give him succession to the crown. The merciless Margaret captures and taunts York before having him killed, only to be captured herself and compelled to watch as the Yorkists slay her son. In a powerful soliloquy, the vile and dangerous Duke of Gloucester reveals his plans to murder Henry VI. 2 videocassettes (210 min.)

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Henry VI 1982

Jane Howell, William Shakespeare, Peter Benson, and Trevor Peacock

This first part of the Henry VI trilogy recreates Henry's early days as King.  It is the time of wars in France, from the seige of Orleans to the expulsion of the English from the French soil.  True to the popular view at that time, Shakespeare charecterizes the heroine of the French victories, Joan of Arc, as a "minister of Hell" and a wanton.  On the homefront we glimpse the beginning of the long civil wars between the houses of York and Lancaster. 2 videocassettes (185 min.)

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Henry VIII 1979

Kevin Billington, Claire Bloom, John Stride, and Julian Glover

The pageantry and grandeur of many of Shakespeare's plays often mask greed, envy, and a neverending struggle for power.  So it is with "Henry VIII," the last play Shakespeare wrote, which spins a web of intrigue and betrayal.  This production was shot at one of Henry's favorite haunts, Leeds Castle.  Ceremonies are enacted in the very rooms through which the king passed in pomp and circumstance nearly 500 years ago. 2 videocassettes (180 min.)

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Irony and ambiguity 1990

John Carlaw

Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of irony and ambiguity. Barton analyzes some of Shakespeare's texts with the actors, and demonstrates how understanding the intended irony in a phrase or speech totally changes the perception of the character speaking. 1 videocassette (51 min.)

MEDIA 2-1018

 

Julius Caesar 1978

Herbert Wise, William Shakespeare, Richard Pasco, Keith Michell, and Charles Gray

A drama of power, assassination, and revenge, breaking all conventional "rules" of drama.  Many of Shakespeare's other plays depict a clear-cut hero and a villian.  This one has neither.  Instead, Shakespeare gives this play excitement by presenting a broad range of historical personalities and complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with each other--and with themselves. 2 videocassettes (180 min.)

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Julius Caesar 1989

John Houseman, Joseph L Mankiewicz, Marlon Brando, John Gielgud, James Mason, Greer Garson, Deborah Kerr, William Shakespeare, Louis Calhern, and Edmond O'Brien

Emperor Caesar, returning to Rome after a triumphant battle, is unaware that Cassius, Brutus and Casca are disturbed by his growing power and are secretly plotting his assassination.  1 videocassette (ca. 122 min.)

MEDIA 2-1507

 

Julius Caesar 1989

Peter Snell, Stuart Burge, Robert Furnival , John Gielgud, Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, Richard Chamberlain, and William Shakespeare

As Rome's greatest emperor, Caesar holds absolute dominion over the conquered world.  But his jealous rivals in the Roman senate wish to rob his power...by taking his life.  Led by the ambitious Cassius and reluctantly joined by the patriotic Brutus, the conspirators secretly plot to assassinate Caesar.  Even the leader's political ally and friend Mark Anthony cannot keep him from his brutal fate; a violent death that will divide the empire's ruling forces and ignite an epic war for honour, vengeance and ultimate power! 1 videocassette (116 min.)

MEDIA 2-1498

 

King Lear 1982

William Shakespeare and Jonathan Miller

Epic in scope, this bitter tragedy about misplaced trust, envy, power and filial ingratitude begins in fairy-tale fashion. Intending to divide his realm among his three daughters, the aged Lear first seeks from each a testimony of her love. Goneril and Regan are perfunctorily forthcomming while Cordelia balks. She is banished, and Lear's Britain plunges into a civil war. Unable to face reality until he is stripped of his wealth and honors, and sent out into a storm to beg, Lear shifts slowly from a dictorial old man to a sad and defeated wreck, descending into madness. 2 videocassettes (185 min.)

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King Lear 1983

William Shakespeare, Michael Elliott, and Laurence Olivier

A foolish king divides his realm between two ungrateful daughters. 2 videocassettes (VHS) (166 min.)

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King Lear 1988, 1970

William Shakespeare, Martin Ransohoff, Michael Birkett, Peter Brook, Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, and Cyril Cusack

King Lear impressed by flattery, divides his kingdom between his two eldest daughters Regan and Goneril. For her honesty, Cordelia, the youngest daughter, is disinherited and sent to wed the King of France without a dowry. Soon the flattery wears thin as Regan and Goneril tire with their retired father's care, and both plot to rule the land. Between war with France and internal conspiracy for selfish gain, the principals are killed, leaving Albany,