King Lear

Duration: 137

Year Published: 19--

Creator: the Royal Shakespeare Company and Filmways present ; a Martin Ransohoff production ; an Athena Film-Laterna Film production ; produced by Michael Birkett ; directed by Peter Brook.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Brook, Peter, 1925-; Birkett, Michael, 1929-; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.; Kristiansen, Henning.; Wakhevitch, Georges, 1907-1984.; Jurgenson, Albert.; Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008.; Worth, Irene.; Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993.; Engel, Susan, 1935-; Fleming, Tom.; Gabold, Anne-Lise.; Filmways Pictures.; Athena Film.; Laterna Film.; University of California (System). Extension Media Center.

Description: Copyright notice: c1970 by Filmways Inc.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Editor, Albert Jurgenson ; director of photography, Henning Kristiansen ; production designer, Georges Wakhevitch.; Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack, Susan Engel, Tom Fleming, Anne-Lise Gabold.; "British director Peter Brook was of the opinion that no one in the latter half of the 20th century would sit still for a Shakespearean presentation without the added fillips of bizarre costumes and tricky camera pyrotechnics. Fortunately, Brook keeps his excesses in check in his 1971 version of King Lear. With equal good fortune, his Lear is Paul Scofield, whose portrayal of the senile old ruler, whose susceptibility to flattery proves his undoing, is nothing short of brilliant. The stark terrain of Denmark stands in for England in this version, adding a brooding texture to the tragedy that threatens to overwhelm the dialogue at times"--Amazon.com; PFA 1616-01-12822. D0004; PFA 1616-01-12822. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2006/06 /29 Mild to moderate scratches throughout with occasional periods of heavy scratches, and some spotting. There are more extensive scratches at the beginning and end of each reel. Reels 1, 3 and 4 have a consistent vertical scratch on the left side of the frame.Fair to good condition overall. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2006/11/29 same.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE