King Lear (1916 film)
| King Lear | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ernest C. Warde |
| Written by | Philip Lonergan |
| Produced by | Thanhouser Company |
| Starring | Frederick Warde |
| Cinematography | John M. Bauman William M. Zollinger |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date | December 17, 1916 |
Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
King Lear is a 1916 silent film classical drama directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring his father, the noted stage actor Frederick Warde. This film was made in 1916 in time to coincide with the 300th anniversary celebrations of William Shakespeare's death. A spate of Shakespearean films were produced at this time one for example is the famous lost film Macbeth. Four years earlier Frederick Warde starred in Richard III a once lost film rediscovered in the 1990s and now considered the oldest surviving feature film made in the United States.[1]
Cast
- Frederick Warde as King Lear
- Ernest Warde as The King's Fool
- Ina Hammer as Goneril
- Wayne Arey as The Duke of Albany
- Edith Diestal as Regan
- Charles Brooks as The Duke of Cornwall
- Lorraine Huling as Cordelia
- J.H. Gilmour as The Earl of Kent
- Boyd Marshall as The King of France
- Hector Dion as Edmund
- Edwin Stanley as Edgar
- Robert Whittier as Oswald
Preservation status
King Lear survives and was preserved by George Eastman House. It can be found on home video and or DVD.[2][3]
References
External links
- King Lear @ IMDb.com
- Template:Allmovie
- King Lear on YouTube
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