King Lear (1971 USSR film)
King Lear (Russian: Король Лир, romanized: Korol Lir) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev, based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear. The Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich composed the score.
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| Directed by | Grigori Kozintsev |
| Written by | Grigori Kozintsev William Shakespeare (play) Boris Pasternak (Russian translation, 1919) |
| Starring | Jüri Järvet Elza Radziņa Galina Volchek |
| Music by | Dmitri Shostakovich |
| Cinematography | Jonas Gricius |
| Edited by | Ye. Makhankova |
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Release date | 8 February 1971 (Soviet Union) |
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Cast
- Jüri Järvet as King Lear (voiced by Zinovy Gerdt)
- Elza Radziņa as Goneril
- Galina Volchek as Regan
- Valentina Shendrikova as Cordelia
- Oleg Dahl as Fool
- Karlis Sebris as Gloucester
- Leonhard Merzin as Edgar (voiced by Emmanuil Vitorgan)
- Regimantas Adomaitis as Edmund
- Vladimir Yemelyanov as Kent
- Aleksandr Vokach as Cornwall
- Donatas Banionis as Albany (voiced by Aleksandr Demyanenko)
- Aleksei Petrenko as Oswald
- Juozas Budraitis as King of France
See also
- List of historical drama films
External links
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