"Great Performances" King Lear (TV Episode 1974) Poster

(TV Series)

(1974)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Stage performance of King Lear from 1974. A few good and notable actors, but not a great version of the play overall.
  • Implied adultery by some of the wicked characters of the play

Violence & Gore

  • Mild violence, consistent with Shakespeare's play. Not graphic, but somewhat intense and disturbing at times.
  • Man cuts his own arm and draws blood to falsely accuse someone else of attacking him
  • A man's eyes are cut out with knives. This is the most violent part of the play, but it is not all that realistic in this production.

Profanity

  • None. Every line is taken verbatim from Shakespeare's play.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • None except social drinking by adults

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The entire play itself is intense and somewhat disturbing at times, but it is consistent with what Shakespeare himself wrote.

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Violence & Gore

  • The ending scene results in the death of nearly every single character

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