King Lear (1916)

Directed by

Ernest C. Warde

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 03m

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging king divides his kingdom among his daughters based on their flattery. He learns too late that true love and loyalty come from the one daughter who refuses to praise him.

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What happens

King Lear is a 1916 silent film based on the 1606 play, directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring his father, the noted stage actor Frederick Warde. The film is one of a spate of Shakespearean films produced at the time to coincide with the 300th anniversary celebrations of William Shakespeare's death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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