King Lear (1916)
1916 · Silent film · 35 min · dir. Ernest C. Warde
- Drama
Synopsis
Lear is an old man blind to his weaknesses. He decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters according to who recites the best declaration of love. Goneril and Regan pretend to love him but treat him cruelly. Cordelia is loyal but, confusing honesty with insolence, he disowns her.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Ernest C. Warde
- Running time
- 35 minutes
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- silent film
- King Lear
- William Shakespeare
- Shakespeare
- play
- Ernest C Warde
- Philip Lonergan
- Frederick Warde
- early cinema
- silent cinema
Cast & crew
Ernest C. Warde Director
Frederick Warde
Lorraine Huling
Wayne Arey