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King Lear is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev, based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear. The film uses Boris Pasternak's translation of the play, while the Fool's songs are translated by Samuil Marshak. This was the last of Grigori Kozintsev's films.
Original Release
12/15/1970
US Release
08/06/1975
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jüri Järvet | King Lear |
| Elza Radzina | Goneril |
| Galina Volchek | Regan |
| Valentina Shendrikova | Cordelia |
| Oleg Dal | Fool |
| Karlis Sebris | Gloster |
| Leonhard Merzin | Edgar |
| Regimantas Adomaitis | Edmund |
| Vladimir Yemelyanov | Kent |
| Aleksandr Vokach | Cornwall |
Directors
Iosif Shapiro, Grigoriy Kozintsev
Writers
Grigoriy Kozintsev, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Boris Pasternak, William Shakespeare
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jüri Järvet | King Lear |
| Elza Radzina | Goneril |
| Galina Volchek | Regan |
| Valentina Shendrikova | Cordelia |
| Oleg Dal | Fool |
| Karlis Sebris | Gloster |
| Leonhard Merzin | Edgar |
| Regimantas Adomaitis | Edmund |
| Vladimir Yemelyanov | Kent |
| Aleksandr Vokach | Cornwall |
| Donatas Banionis | Albany |
| Aleksey Petrenko | Oswald |
| Juozas Budraitis | King of France |
| Roman Gromadskiy | (as R. Gromadsky) / Gloster's Servant |
| Nikolay Kuzmin | (as N. Kuzmin) |
| Ants Lauter | (as A. Lauter) |
| Ignat Leyrer | (as I. Leyrer) |
| Konstantin Tyagunov | (as K. Tyagunov) |
| Emmanuil Vitorgan | Messenger |
| Aleksandr Demyanenko | Albany (voice) |
