King Lear

IMDb link: 0001378
IMDb rating: 5.9 (255 votes)
Genres: Drama, Short
Director: Francesca Bertini, Gerolamo Lo Savio
Cast: Ermete Novelli, Olga Giannini Novelli, Giannina Chiantoni and others

Release date: 12 Dec 1910
Release year: 1910
Runtime: 16 minutes
Country: Italy
Keywords: king, foreign language adaptation, loss of sanity, ends with death, insanity, execution, death of title character, loss of daughter, murder of sister, sword fight

Plot:

King Lear decides to divide his kingdom amongst his three daughters. The oldest two daughters fawn insincerely over their father, and get most of his possessions. The youngest daughter, Cordelia, is much less lavish in her displays of affection, and disappoints her father. But events soon lead the old king to find out how each of his daughters really feels about him.

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