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  • Omnibus King Lear (Season 2, Episode 3)
  • Not Rated
    TV Episode | 75 min | Drama, History, Music

Omnibus

King Lear (Season 2, Episode 3)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 75 min | Drama, History, Music

An old king, stepping down from the throne, disinherits his favorite daughter on a mad whim and gives his kingdom to his two older daughters, both of whom prove treacherous.
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Writers
Peter Brook (teleplay) | William Shakespeare (play)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 18, 1953

Release date
Oct 18, 1953 (United States)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Orson Welles
King Lear (segment) King Lear (segment)   See fewer
Natasha Parry
Cordelia (segment) Cordelia (segment)   See fewer
Arnold Moss
Duke of Albany (segment) Duke of Albany (segment)   See fewer
Bramwell Fletcher
Earl of Kent (segment) Earl of Kent (segment)   See fewer
David J. Stewart
Oswald (segment) Oswald (segment)   See fewer
Margaret Phillips
Regan (segment) Regan (segment)   See fewer
Beatrice Straight
Goneril (segment) Goneril (segment)   See fewer
Alan Badel
Fool (segment) Fool (segment)   See fewer
Micheál MacLiammóir
Poor Tom (segment) (as Micheal MacLiammoir) Poor Tom (segment) (as Micheal MacLiammoir)   See fewer
Frederick Worlock
Earl of Gloucester (segment) Earl of Gloucester (segment)   See fewer
Scott Forbes
Duke of Cornwall (segment) Duke of Cornwall (segment)   See fewer
Wesley Addy
King of France (segment) King of France (segment)   See fewer
Fred Sadoff
Duke of Burgundy (segment) Duke of Burgundy (segment)   See fewer
Lloyd Bochner
First Gentleman (segment) First Gentleman (segment)   See fewer
Chris Gampel
First Servant (segment) First Servant (segment)   See fewer
LeRoi Operti
Doctor (segment) Doctor (segment)   See fewer
Alistair Cooke
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Peter Brook
Self - Director Self - Director   See fewer
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