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