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Content Advisory: Violence, Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1984 DVD Release: 06/13/2000 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 38 mins Studio: Kultur Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Tragedy

Shakespeare's tragedy, made for British television, is given a full-blooded rendition here with the great Laurence Olivier in the title role and a stellar cast to support him, in the tale of a king torn apart by the ambition and treachery within his family and by his own pride. ~ Mark Hockley, All Movie Guide

Laurence Olivier - King Lear
Anna Calder-Marshall - Cordelia
Diana Rigg - Regan
Dorothy Tutin - Goneril

This disc captures a production of King Lear with Laurence Olivier in the title role. The DVD offers a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include biographies of William Shakespeare and Olivier, an Olivier filmography, character descriptions, a plot summary, and a scene-by-scene outline of the play. This is a fine release from Kultur that should be of interest to any theater enthusiast. The disc should also be of use to teachers in a classroom setting. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide