King Lear (1971 USSR film)

King Lear (Russian: Король Лир, romanized: Korol Lir) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev, based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear. Dmitri Shostakovich composed the score.

King Lear
Film poster
Directed byGrigori Kozintsev
Written byGrigori Kozintsev
William Shakespeare (play)
Boris Pasternak (Russian translation, 1919)
StarringJüri Järvet
Elza Radziņa
Galina Volchek
Music byDmitri Shostakovich
CinematographyJonas Gricius
Edited byYe. Makhankova
Production
company
Release date
8 February 1971 (Soviet Union)
Running time
130 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

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See also

  • List of historical drama films


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