France / May 12, 1971 / Cannes Film Festival (exact date unknown)
2h 12min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Aleksandr Vokach | Cornwall |
| Aleksey Petrenko | Oswald |
| Juozas Budraitis | King of France |
| Karlis Sebris | Gloster |
| Vladimir Yemelyanov | Kent |
| Leonhard Merzin | Edgar |
| Roman Gromadskiy | Gloster's Servant |
| Zinoviy Gerdt | King Lear (voice) |
| Grigoriy Gay | Gloster (voice) |
| Aleksandr Demyanenko | Albany (voice) |
| Emmanuil Vitorgan | Edgar (voice) / Messenger (uncredited) |
| Nikolay Kuzmin | |
| Ants Lauter | |
| Ignat Leyrer | |
| Konstantin Tyagunov | |
| V. Bobrov |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Король Лир |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lenfilm |
| Release date | 15 dicembre 1970 |
| Writer | Grigori Kozintsev, Boris Pasternak, William Shakespeare |
| Editing | Yevgeniya Makhankova |
| Cinematography | Jonas Gricius, Vladimir Amosenko, Valentin Komarov, Aleksandr Sysoyev |
| Assistant directors | Valentina Kuznetsova, V. Kravchenko, Arkadiy Tigay, I. Vishnevskaya, I. Mochalova, Grigori Kozintsev, Iosif Shapiro, Boris Frumin |
| Camera operators | Vladimir Amosenko, Valentin Komarov, Aleksandr Sysoyev, Jonas Gricius |
| Additional photography | Jonas Gricius, Vladimir Amosenko, Valentin Komarov, Aleksandr Sysoyev |
| Production design | Evgeny Eney, Ye. Yakuba, I. Zaytseva, Aleksandr Ney, Vsevolod Ulitko |
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| Art direction | Ye. Yakuba, I. Zaytseva, Aleksandr Ney, Evgeny Eney, Vsevolod Ulitko |
| Set decoration | Ye. Yakuba, I. Zaytseva, Aleksandr Ney, Evgeny Eney, Vsevolod Ulitko |
| Music | Dmitri Shostakovich, Eduard Vanunts |
| Sound | Dmitri Shostakovich, Eduard Vanunts |
| Costume design | Simon Virsaladze, Lyudmila Eliseeva, Vasili Goryunov |
| Makeup | Lyudmila Eliseeva, Vasili Goryunov, Simon Virsaladze |
| Hairstyling | Simon Virsaladze, Lyudmila Eliseeva, Vasili Goryunov |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Sep 26, 1971 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Limited release
Russia / Dec 15, 1970
Theatrical release
Russia / Feb 08, 1971
Finland / Apr 23, 1971
Hungary / Oct 28, 1971
Poland / Nov 08, 1971
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Japan / Feb 05, 1972
Argentina / Mar 29, 1973
France / Mar 13, 1974
Colombia / Apr 23, 1974
Denmark / May 27, 1974
United States / Aug 06, 1975
Sweden / Feb 03, 1976
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