King Lear (1971 Soviet film)

King Lear
Film poster
Directed by	Grigori Kozintsev
Written by	Grigori Kozintsev William Shakespeare (play) Boris Pasternak (Russian translation, 1919)
Starring	Jüri Järvet Oleg Dahl Elza Radziņa Galina Volchek
Cinematography	Jonas Gricius
Edited by	Ye. Makhankova
Music by	Dmitri Shostakovich
Production company	Lenfilm
Release date	8 February 1971 (1971-02-08) (Soviet Union)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

King Lear (Russian: Король Лир, romanized: Korol Lir) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev, based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear. The film uses Boris Pasternak's translation of the play, while the Fool's songs are translated by Samuil Marshak. It was Kozintsev's last completed film.