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King Lear by William Shakespeare (1974)

Synopsis
A televised production of the staging first performed at the 1973 New York Shakespeare Festival. James Earl Jones is Lear. The cast is ethnically diverse - Lear and his daughters are black, Gloucester is Italian-American and Edmund is Hispanic.
Series
Theatre in America
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2002
Year of production
1974
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; New York Shakespeare Festival; Colourblind casting

Credits

Director
Edwin Sherin
Producer
Joseph Papp
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Charles Pegues 
Douglass Watson 
Ellen Holly 
Frankie Faison 
Frederick Coffin 
George Addison 
George Dzundza 
Gregory Mosher 
J.W. Harper 
James, III West 
John R. Tobinski 
Lee Chamberlin 
Raul Julia 
Redvers Jeanmarie 
Rene Auberjonois 
Robert Lanchester 
Robert Stattel 
Rosalind Cash 
Tom Aldredge 

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£19.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
190 minutes
Year
2003

Production Company

Name

Educational Broadcasting Corporation

Sponsor

Name

Thirteen/WNET

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Distributor

Name

Heritage Theatre

Email
info@heritagetheatre.com
Web
http://www.heritagetheatre.com External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7243 2750
Address
8 Clanricarde Gardens
London
W2 4NA
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