Pssst, want to check out Korol Lir in our new look?
Information
- A.k.a.
- King Lear
- Year
- 1970
- Runtime
- 140 min.
- Directors
- Iosif Shapiro, Grigoriy Kozintsev
- Genre
- Drama
- Rating *
- 8.1
- Votes *
- 934
- Checks
- 297
- Favs
- 39
- Dislikes
- 3
- Favs/checks
- 13.1% (1:8)
- Favs/dislikes
- 13:1
Top comments
-
Dieguito
Grigori Kozintsev directed the most impressive Shakespeare screen adaptations. Korol Lir and Gamlet are brilliant poetic movies. 11 years 2 months ago -
Windill
Beautiful cinematography.
The photograhy in black and white is awesome.
The casting perfect.
(Try to see it with subtitles in a language you really master, because in old English it's pretty tough...) 6 years 4 months ago -
Friends
Login to see which of your friends have seen this movie!In 3 official lists
-
This movie ranks #213 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
Harvard's Suggested Film…
213 -
This movie ranks #490 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
The Guardian's 1000 Film…
490 -
This movie ranks #613 in Doubling the Canon
Doubling the Canon
613