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King Lear (1916)

1h 3m

Running Time

December 17, 1916
Release Date

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King Lear (1916)

Name: King Lear
Genre: Drama
Released: 1916-12-17

1h 3m

Running Time

December 17, 1916
Release Date

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Plot.

Silent adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear

Where to Watch.

Subs

Currently King Lear is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: FlixFling

Streaming in:
🇺🇸 United States

Cast & Crew.

Frederick Warde

King Lear

Lorraine Huling

Cordelia

Ernest C. Warde

The Fool / Director

Wayne Arey

The Duke of Albany

J.H. Gilmour

The Earl of Kent

Hector Dion

Edmund

Edwin Stanley

Edgar

Boyd Marshall

King of France

Ina Hammer

Goneril

Edith Diestel

Regan

Charles Brook

The Duke of Cornwall (as Charles Brooks)

Robert Whittier

Oswald

Henry Ardsley

Gloucester

John M. Bauman

Director of Photography

Philip Lonergan

Adaptation / Screenplay

William Zollinger

Director of Photography

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Edwin Thanhouser

Producer

Details.

Release Date
December 17, 1916

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 3m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-11-06

Wiki.

King Lear is a 1916 silent film based on the 1606 play, directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring his father, the noted stage actor Frederick Warde. The film is one of a spate of Shakespearean films produced at the time to coincide with the 300th anniversary celebrations of William Shakespeare's death.