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Directed by Ernest C. Warde Written by Philip Lonergan Distributed by Pathé Exchange Director Ernest C. Warde Story by William Shakespeare | 5.8/10 IMDb Produced by Thanhouser Company Starring Frederick Warde Initial release 1916 Screenplay Philip Lonergan Production company Thanhouser Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cinematography John M. Bauman
William M. Zollinger Cast Frederick Warde, Ernest C. Warde, Lorraine Huling Similar King Lear movies, Silent movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King Lear is a 1916 silent film classical drama directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring his father, the noted stage actor Frederick Warde. This film was made in 1916 in time to coincide with the 300th anniversary celebrations of William Shakespeare's death. A spate of Shakespearean films were produced at this time one for example is the famous lost film Macbeth. Four years earlier Frederick Warde starred in Richard III a once lost film rediscovered in the 1990s and now considered the oldest surviving feature film made in the United States.
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Preservation status
King Lear survives and was preserved by George Eastman House. It can be found on home video and or DVD.
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King Lear (1916 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA