Bibliograph

King Lear, by William Shakespeare ; from the Royal National Theatre production ; a Chestermead production for BBC and WGBH/Boston ; executive producer for the BBC, Simon Curtis ; executive producer for WGBH, Rebecca Eaton ; production executive, Jane Hawley ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; adapted and directed by Richard Eyre

Type

Label

King Lear, by William Shakespeare ; from the Royal National Theatre production ; a Chestermead production for BBC and WGBH/Boston ; executive producer for the BBC, Simon Curtis ; executive producer for WGBH, Rebecca Eaton ; production executive, Jane Hawley ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; adapted and directed by Richard Eyre

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

King Lear

Oclc number

56612397

Responsibility statement

by William Shakespeare ; from the Royal National Theatre production ; a Chestermead production for BBC and WGBH/Boston ; executive producer for the BBC, Simon Curtis ; executive producer for WGBH, Rebecca Eaton ; production executive, Jane Hawley ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; adapted and directed by Richard Eyre

Runtime

141

Series statement

Masterpiece theatre

Summary

"Lear, King of Britain, has three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Intending to divide his kingdom among his daughters according to their affection for him, he asks them to say which loves him most. Goneril and Regan profess their extreme affection, and each receives one-third of the kingdom. Cordelia, disgusted with their hollow flattery, says she loves him according to her duty, no more or less. Infuriated with this reply, Lear divides her portion between Goneril and Regan. Eventually, the two daughters reveal their true heartlessness and a tragic chain of events are set into motion"--Container

Technique

live action