Bibliograph

King Lear, a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions Limited, Thirteen/WNET New York and Channel 4 in association with NHK ; a Royal Shakespeare company production ; by William Shakespeare ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; producer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Denise Wood ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt

Type

Label

King Lear, a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions Limited, Thirteen/WNET New York and Channel 4 in association with NHK ; a Royal Shakespeare company production ; by William Shakespeare ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; producer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Denise Wood ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

King Lear

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

317413090

Responsibility statement

a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions Limited, Thirteen/WNET New York and Channel 4 in association with NHK ; a Royal Shakespeare company production ; by William Shakespeare ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; producer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Denise Wood ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt

Runtime

155

Summary

Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty

Technique

live action

Classification