King Lear

Based On the book by William Shakespeare

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 film uses Boris Pasternak's translation of the play, while the Fool's songs are translated by Samuil Marshak. It was Kozintsev's last completed film.

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Release date:

December 15, 1970

Director:

Grigori Kozintsev

Cast:

Jüri Järvet, Donatas Banionis, Juozas Budraitis, Oleg Dahl, Elza Radziņa

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Year page:

1970 in adaptations