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King Real and the Hoodlums (1983, John Fox)

TitleKing Real and the Hoodlums
Year1983
Release LocationsGB
DirectorJohn Fox
MediumVideo
Length50 mins
Play ConnectionsKing Lear (burlesque)

Description

Described by Olwen Terris as a "musical grotesquerie" based on King Lear

Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14

Production Team and Crew Overview

DirectorJohn Fox

Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell