UK / Denmark,
1970, 137 min
Directed by:
Peter BrookCinematography:
Henning KristiansenCast:
Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack, Jack MacGowran, Patrick Magee, Robert Langdon Lloyd, Ian Hogg, Alan Webb, Barry StantonPlots(1)
Patrick Magee gives a tour de force performance as the elderly king who descends into madness after disposing of his estate between his treacherous daughters Regan and Goneril. (Network)
Cast
![Paul Scofield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/075/164075813_1533bd.jpg)
Paul Scofield
UK
Best movies:
The Train (1964)
Henry V (1989)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
![Irene Worth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307381_f9da93.jpg)
Irene Worth
USA
Best movies:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Onegin (1999)
Fast Forward (1985)
![Cyril Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465198_b78fde.jpg)
Cyril Cusack
South Africa
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
My Left Foot (1989)
Harold and Maude (1971)
![Jack MacGowran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/926/166926494_e8aa01.jpg)
Jack MacGowran
Ireland
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Quiet Man (1952)
![Patrick Magee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/824/160824455_e89989.jpg)
Patrick Magee
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cromwell (1970)
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
The Mahabharata (1989) (series)
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Ian Hogg
UK
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Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
The Last Valley (1971)
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![Alan Webb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/366/160366932_6bf197.jpg)
Alan Webb
UK
Best movies:
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
King Rat (1965)
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
![Barry Stanton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/437/161437645_2e7229.jpg)
Barry Stanton
Best movies:
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Lionheart (1987)