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-- Orson Welles King Lear[2010], c1953., Distributed by E1 Entertainment Call No: DVD SHK Fic King Lear (1953) Edition: DVD format ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: King Lear of Britain has decided to divide his kingdom into three parts, and to hand over the responsibilities of ruling to his three daughters. The two oldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter their father insincerely, and are rewarded. Cordelia, the youngest, sincerely loves her father, but she cannot match her sisters' skill at false adulation. The king takes away her portion of the kingdom, despite the pleadings of some of his most loyal nobles. It is not long before Goneril and Regan reveal their deep ingratitude, and soon the old king finds himself in a confusing and desperate position.
![King Lear [DVD] (1953) Directed by Orson Welles](/Library/images/~imageCT75582.JPG "King Lear [DVD] (1953) Directed by Orson Welles")
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2005, c1982., Ambrose Video Pub. Call No: DVD SHK Fic King Lear (1982) Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tragedies of William Shakespeare.Summary Note: When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm.
![King Lear [DVD] (1982). Produced by BBC & Time-Life Films](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "King Lear [DVD] (1982). Produced by BBC & Time-Life Films")
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(2009),., Distributed by PBS Home Video Call No: DVD SHK Fic King (2009) Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty.
![King Lear [DVD] (2008). Directed by Trevor Nunn](/Library/images/~imageCT72735.JPG "King Lear [DVD] (2008). Directed by Trevor Nunn")
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2015., Adult, Melbar Entertainment Group Call No: DVD SHK Fic King Lear Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Stratford Festival HD.Summary Note: "A kingdom divided, a family destroyed, the faithful banished and the hateful left to wreak inhuman havoc in the realm. Four hundred years after it was written, King Lear resonates as never before. Starring the incomparable Colm Feore in the role of a lifetime."--Container.
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2012., Duke Classics Connect to this eBook title Summary Note: King Lear is considered one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. King Lear decides to step down and divide his kingdom between his three daughters. When his youngest and favorite daughter refuses to compete and perform her love for him, he is enraged and disowns her. She remains loyal to him, however, though he slides into madness and his other children betray him.
![King Lear [eBook]](/Library/images/~imageCT101022.JPG "King Lear [eBook]")