"King Lear" (1971 film)

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"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.

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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

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Paul Scofield notableWork "King Lear" (1971 film)
Peter Brook notableWork "King Lear" (1971 film)
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Peter Brook directed "King Lear" (1971 film)
this entity surface form: King Lear (1971 film)