Lear

Alternative title
King Lear
Synopsis
Act I, iv and Act III ii from King Lear enacted by players from the Young Vic Company with a thirty second introduction by Ronald Howard.
Series
World’s a Stage, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1953
Notes
The Library of Congress holds 16mm master material only as part of the unexamined Prelinger collection (05/2008). The Pacific Film Archive, UCLA holds a 16mm viewing print.
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
Charles Deane
Producer
Charles Deane
Cinematographer
A.T. Dinsdale
Writer
William Shakespeare
Art Direction
George Haslam
Contributor
Ronald Howard
Cast
Gordon Edwards 
Jonathan White 
Michael Gwynn 

Production Company

Name

Charles Deane Productions

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
Name

Pacific Film Archive

Web
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu External site opens in new window
Phone
(510) 642 1437
Address
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive PFA Library
2625 Durant Avenue
#2250 Berkeley CA 94720-2250
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