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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780769712239
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0769712231
Label: Kultur Video
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Kultur Video
Release Date: June 13, 2000
Running Time: 158 minutes
Sales Rank: 13984
Studio: Kultur Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 26, 1984
Editorial Review:
Description:
The late Sir Lawrence Olivier stars in this Emmy Award winning production of Shakespeare's King Lear. It is the timeless tale of greed and lust for power, and of a sick old man, his scheming children and lost loyalties. Also stars Diana Rigg, John Hurt, Leo McKern, and Colin Blakely. Special DVD features include a biography and filmography on Sir Lawrence Olivier, character and cast list, chapter stops on each scene, and more. 158 minutes.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Very good, but it could have looked better on the screen
Laurence Olivier was excellent as King Lear, and his performance in this production compares well with his other great films that he made in the past. The other actors also complemented his role and helped to make this a fine interpretation of Shakespeare. The "Stonehenge" sets added much to the atmosphere of the play.
However, I think some better technology could have made this program look better on the screen. The DVD looks like it was copied from from an unrestored video made in ... Read More
Rating:  - One of the All-Time Great Lears
Olivier's delivery of the text is brilliant. I must disagree with the American critic Robert Brustein who was unable to see the forest for the trees. It is a thoroughly enjoyable & stimulating production captured on dvd, even for intelligent people. For those of us who have sat through many dull productions of what we are told is a great play, this is a welcome revelation.
Rating: - a royal pleasure
I gave this film to a Shakespeare loving friend as a birthday gift. She loved it.
Rating: - What can I say?
What can I say? This version of "King Lear" was absolutely perfect.
Minimal scenery to be sure, but that left me to actually SEE and HEAR Shakespeare and the inimitable Mr. Olivier without the any trappings.
Marvelous production! A "must see" for Shakespeare enthusiasts.
Rating: - Definitive
This is by general consensus one of Shakespeare's two greatest works, Hamlet being the other. (Which one you think is best is purely a matter of taste; you can generate passionate arguments either way.) No matter where you come down on that debate, King Lear is indisputably a top masterpiece by the greatest writer in the English language.
This production features a cast that is consummately superb, from the title role on down. Every character is played by an actor who ranks near the ... Read More
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