by Mark Hockley
synopsis
Shakespeare's tragedy, made for British television, is given a full-blooded rendition here with the great Laurence Olivier in the title role and a stellar cast to support him, in the tale of a king torn apart by the ambition and treachery within his family and by his own pride.
characteristics
keywords
jealousy
greed
generation-gap
killing
treachery
poison
king
family
betrayal
ambition
bribery
craziness
deception
attributes
High Artistic Quality
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