King Lear (1909)

1909 · Silent film · 13 min · dir. J. Stuart Blackton

• Drama

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Synopsis

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.

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Details

Director

J. Stuart Blackton

Studio

Vitagraph Company of America

Released

1909-03-27

Running time

13 minutes

Cast & crew

• J. Stuart Blackton Director
• William V. Ranous

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