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| Directed by | Grigori Kozintsev |
| Written by |
Grigori Kozintsev William Shakespeare (play) Boris Pasternak (Russian translation, 1919) |
| Starring |
Jüri Järvet Elza Radzina Galina Volchek |
| Music by | Dmitri Shostakovich |
| Cinematography | Jonas Gricius |
| Edited by | Ye. Makhankova |
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8 February 1971 (Soviet Union) |
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Running time
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130 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
King Lear (Russian: Король Лир, translit. Korol Lir) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev, based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear. The Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich composed the score.