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.
Full Cast of King Lear
George Dzundza
George Dzundza (born July 19, 1945) is an American television and film actor.
René Auberjonois
An American actor, known for portraying Father Mulcahy in the movie version of M-A-S-H and for creating a number of c...
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is a multi-award-winning American actor of theater and film, well known for ...
- Released on February 20, 1974