Directed by:
Michael Elliott DennisPlots(1)
The late Sir Lawrence Olivier stars in this production of Shakespeare's King Lear. It is the timeless tale of greed and lust for power, and of a sick old man, his scheming children and lost loyalties. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Laurence Olivier
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