"King Lear" (1971 film)
E475153
"King Lear" (1971 film) is a British adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Peter Brook and acclaimed for Paul Scofield’s intense portrayal of the aging monarch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Lear (1971 film) | 2 |
| "King Lear" (1971 film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | stage play ⓘ |
| basedOn | King Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gilbert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Peter Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Janet Bartels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| genre |
Shakespeare adaptation
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ loyalty ⓘ madness ⓘ power and authority ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Laurence Rosenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
austere visual style
ⓘ
stage-like production design ⓘ |
| notableFor | Paul Scofield’s intense portrayal of King Lear ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | King Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Peter Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 137 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Peter Brook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Britain ⓘ |
| starring |
Anne-Lise Gabold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyril Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Worth NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack MacGowran NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Magee NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Scofield NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Engel NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Fleming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King Lear (1971 film)
this entity surface form:
King Lear (1971 film)