Kung Lear

Alternative title
King Lear
Synopsis
Television version of King Lear directed by Peter Oskarson with Keve Hjelm as Lear.
Language
Swedish
Country
Sweden
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
11 Jan 1997 at 21:15 (Channel: SVT 1)
Duration
135 mins

Credits

Director
Peter Oskarson
Cinematographer
Per-Olof Runa; Raymond Wemmenlov; Sofi Stridh; Stig-Arne Halvardsson; Sven-Ake Visen
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Bengt Berger; Ellika Frisell; Sten Sandell
Production Design
Peter Holm
Costume
Peter Holm
Cast
Keve HjelmLear
Tilde BjorforsCordelia
Thomas RoosEarl of Gloucester
Annika BrunstenFool
Carlo SchmidtEdgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Anders AnderssonSkottland (Duke of Albany)
Anna EklundRegan
Gudmar KlovingCaptain
Gudmar WivesonKing of France
Henrik Nilzen RiddarenOswald
Kjell TovleEdmund
Maria EggersGoneril
Michael MeschkeEarl of Kent
Par MilstamDuke of Cornwall
Per Winquist NarrenDuke of Burgundy

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
First staged at the Orionteatern, Stockholm, 1994.
Textual information
Translated into Swedish by Jan Mark.
Reviews
Andréasson, Sverker. Göteborgs-Posten (2 October 1994).

Archive

Name

National Library of Sweden, Department of Audiovisual Media

Email
foexp@kb.se
Web
http://www.smdb.kb.se External site opens in new window
Phone
=46 (0) 10-709 30 20
Fax
+46 (0)10-709 39 34
Address
Research Service
Box 5039
102 41 Stockholm
Sweden
Notes
The Swedish National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images (SLBA) ceased to exist as a public authority in its own right at the end of 2008. As of 1 January 2009, it operate as the Department of Audiovisual Media under the National Library of Sweden.

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Kung Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68484 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)