King Lear (1953)
With Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss, Bramwell Fletcher, David Stewart, Margaret Phillips, Beatrice Straight, Alan Badel
Directed by Andrew McCullough
King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play staged by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. Preserved on kinescope, it aired October 18, 1953, as part of the CBS television series Omnibus, hosted by Alistair Cooke. The cast includes Micheál Mac Liammóir and Alan Badel.
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