SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Koenig Lear King Lear

Synopsis

German television production of King Lear directed by Friedo Solter with Wolfgang Heinz as Lear.

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

9 Apr 1971 at 20:00 (Channel: DFF/DDR-2)

Duration

120 mins

Credits

Director

Friedo Solter

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Siegfried Matthus

Production Design

Erich Geister

Adaptor for Television

Hans Nadolny; Ursula Arnold

Cast

Wolfgang Heinz	Lear
Karin Gregorek	Cordelia
Adolf Peter Hoffman	Earl of Gloucester
Herwart Grosse	Fool
Christian Grashof	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Christine Gloger	Goneril
Dieter Mann	Edmund
Dietrich Körner	Earl of Kent
Horst Hiemer	Duke of Cornwall
Katja Paryla	Regan

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Textual information

Dramaturg is Hans Nadolny.

Reviews

Source: DRA Babelsberg (FESAD database information)

Production Company

Name

Deutscher Fernsehfunk

Archive

Name

Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (DRA) Babelsberg

Contact

info@dra.de

Email

sekretariat@dra.de

Web

http://www.dra.de External site opens in new window

Phone

+49 (0)331 58 12-0

Fax

+49 (0)331 58 12-199

Address

Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 20
Potsdam
14482