Highlights
King Lear

King Lear (1953) - Full Cast and Crew

1953Movie
Audience Score
80

Cast

O
Orson Welles
as King Lear
N
Natasha Parry
as Cordelia
A
Arnold Moss
as Duke of Albany
B
Bramwell Fletcher
as Earl of Kent
D
David J. Stewart
as Oswald
M
Margaret Phillips
as Regan
B
Beatrice Straight
as Goneril
A
Alan Badel
as Fool
M
Micheál MacLiammóir
as Poor Tom
F
Frederick Worlock
as Earl of Gloucester
S
Scott Forbes
as Duke of Cornwall
W
Wesley Addy
as King of France
F
Fred Sadoff
as Duke of Burgundy
L
Lloyd Bochner
as First Gentleman
C
Chris Gampel
as First Servant
L
LeRoi Operti
as Doctor
A
Alistair Cooke
as Self – Host
P
Peter Brook
as Self – Director

Crew

P
Peter Brook
Writer
A
Andrew McCullough
Director
W
William Shakespeare
Original Story
H
Henry May
Production Design
G
Gene Callahan
Set Decoration
G
Georges Wakhévitch
Art Designer
A
Andrew McCullough
Director of Photography
V
Virgil Thomson
Original Music Composer