| Original title | King Lear |
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| Danish title | Kong Lear |
| Director | Peter Brook |
| Screenplay | Peter Brook |
| Based on | Skuespil af William Shakespeare (1606). |
| Producer | Michael Birkett |
| Director of Photography | Henning Kristiansen |
| Editor | Albert Jurgenson |
| Sound | Robert Allen, Renée Deschamps |
| Production designer | Georges Wakhévitch |
| Appearance | Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack, Alan Webb |
| Production country | Denmark, United Kingdom |
| Domestic distribution | Athena Film |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, Black/white, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 04.02.1971 |
| Cinemas | Alexandra |
| Find more |
Henrik Jul Hansen: Kong Lear. Film 71, 3/1971. Else Lützhøft: Kong Lear. Kosmorama 102/1971. |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 12 |
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| Production company | Laterna Film, Athena Film, Filmways, Royal Shakespeare Co. |
| Domestic distribution | Athena Film |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Peter Brook |
| Assistant director | Erik Frohn Nielsen |
| Continuity | Birthe Frost |
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Script |
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| Script | Peter Brook |
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Production |
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| Executive producer | Mogens Skot-Hansen |
| Executive producer | Sam Lomberg |
| Producer | Michael Birkett |
| Production manager | Jørgen Mydtskov |
| Production assistant | Carl Rald |
| Unit manager | Jørgen Hinsch |
| Unit manager | Morten Schyberg |
| Location research | Marianne Schyberg |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Henning Kristiansen |
| Camera assistant | Michael Christensen |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Peter Klitgaard |
| Camera assistant | Uffe Kaare Thomsen |
| Key grip | Bo Riemer |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Electrical dept. | Kaj Larsen |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Albert Jurgenson |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Georges Wakhévitch |
| Set dresser | Willy Berg Hansen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Viggo Bentzon |
| Wardrobe | Jonathan Drew |
| Wardrobe | Adele Änggård |
| Wardrobe | Mogens Eriksen |
| Wardrobe | Bitten Højmark |
| Costume assistant | Annelise Schyberg |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Kenneth Lintott |
| Makeup assistant | Ruth Mahler |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Robert Allen |
| Sound | Renée Deschamps |
| Foley artist | Edgardo Canton |
| Boom operator | Søren Lehmann Rasmussen |
| Boom operator | Søren Lehmann Rasmussen |
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Appearance |
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| Kong Lear | Paul Scofield |
| Goneril | Irene Worth |
| Hertugen af Albany | Cyril Cusack |
| Jarlen af Gloucester | Alan Webb |
| Jarlen af Kent | Tom Fleming |
| Cordelia | Anne-Lise Gabold |
| Regan | Susan Engel |
| Edmund | Ian Hogg |
| Edgar | Robert Lloyd |
| Narren | Jack MacGowran |
| Hertugen af Cornwall | Patrick Magee |
| Oswald | Barry Stanton |
| Hertugen af Burgund | Søren Elung Jensen |
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