Poster or still for King Lear

Film 1953

King Lear

1953 television program broadcast in the series Omnibus.

King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play staged by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. Preserved on kinescope, it aired October 18, 1953, as part of the CBS television series Omnibus, hosted by Alistair Cooke. The cast includes Micheál Mac Liammóir and Alan Badel.

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Released
1953
Country
United States
Language
English
Studio
CBS