| King Lear | |
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| Genre | Tragedy |
| Based on | King Lear |
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| Directed by | Andrew McCullough |
| Starring | Orson Welles |
| Theme music composer | Virgil Thomson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | 18 October 1953 |
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King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play staged by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles.[1] 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.[2]