---
title: 'King Lear (1916)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ernest C. Warde'
released: '1916-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-lear-1916'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0006895/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King Lear (1916)

1916 · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

King Lear is a 1916 silent film based on the 1606 play, directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring his father, the noted stage actor Frederick Warde. The film is one of a spate of Shakespearean films produced at the time to coincide with the 300th anniversary celebrations of William Shakespeare's death.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ernest C. Warde](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-c-warde)
- **Producer:** [Edwin Thanhouser](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-thanhouser)

## Cast

- [Lorraine Huling](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-huling) as Cordelia
- [Hector Dion](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-dion) as Edmund
- [Frederick Warde](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-warde) as Lear
- [J. H. Gilmour](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-h-gilmour) as The Earl of Kent
- [Boyd Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/boyd-marshall) as The King of France
- [Ernest C. Warde](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-c-warde) as The King's Fool
- [Edith Diestal](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-diestal) as Regan
- [Charles Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-brook)
- [Edwin Stanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-stanley) as Edgar
- [Ina Hammer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ina-hammer) as Goneril
- [Wayne Arey](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-arey) as The Duke of Albany

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-lear-1916
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