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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Running time
1 h 3 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −46 min on the typical 109
typical 10963Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1916
December 17, 1916
110 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
Frederick WardeKing Lear
Lorraine HulingCordelia
Ernest C. WardeThe Fool
Wayne AreyThe Duke of Albany
J.H. GilmourThe Earl of Kent- HDHector DionEdmund
Edwin StanleyEdgar
Boyd MarshallKing of France- IHIna HammerGoneril
- EDEdith DiestelRegan
- CBCharles BrookThe Duke of Cornwall (as Charles Brooks)
- RWRobert WhittierOswald
- HAHenry ArdsleyGloucester
Directing · 1
- Ernest C. Warde Director
Writing · 2
- Philip Lonergan Adaptation, Screenplay
- William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Production · 1
- Edwin Thanhouser Producer
Camera · 2
- John M. Bauman Director of Photography
- William Zollinger Director of Photography
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