King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom. Daughters Goneril and Regan profess their affection vehemently. Cordelia, who does not respect the process her father has chosen, does not humor him. Lear's perceived rejection from Cordelia leads to her banishment, thus splitting the kingdom between the other two. This hasty decision becomes his fatal error.
Paul Scofield
as King Lear
Irene Worth
as Goneril
Susan Engel
as Regan
Anne-Lise Gabold
as Cordelia
Alan Webb
as Gloucester
Ian Hogg
as Edmund
Robert Langdon Lloyd
as Edgar
Tom Fleming
as Kent
Jack MacGowran
as Fool
Cyril Cusack
as Albany
Patrick Magee
as Cornwall
Barry Stanton
as Oswald
