King Lear

Resource Information

The work King Lear represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

King Lear

Statement of responsibility

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

Contributor

• Rhys, Paul
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• West, Timothy
• British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service
• Chestermead Ltd
• Royal Shakespeare Company
• WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
• WGBH Video (Firm)
• Baker, Russell, 1925-2019
• Birtwistle, Sue
• Eyre, Richard, 1943-
• Flynn, Barbara, 1948-
• Hamilton, Victoria, 1971-
• Holm, Ian, 1931-2020
• Lynch, Finbar
• Muldowney, Dominic
• Redman, Amanda, 1957-

Subject

• Drama
• King Lear (Shakespeare, William)
• Lear, King (Legendary character)
• Lear, King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama
• Made-for-TV movies
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations
• Television adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Feature films

Genre

• Made-for-TV movies
• Television adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Feature films
• Drama

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng

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

Member of

• Masterpiece theatre (Television program)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; film editor, Ken Pearce ; music by Dominic Muldowney ; production designer, Bob Crowley

Dewey number

791.436

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Language note

Closed-captioned

LC call number

PR2819

LC item number

.A2 2004

PerformerNote

Introduced by Russell Baker ; cast: Ian Holm, Barbara Flynn, Amanda Redman, Timothy West, Paul Rhys, Finbar Lynch, David Burke, Victoria Hamilton

Runtime

141

Series statement

Masterpiece theatre

Technique

live action