Omnibus - Season 2 Episode 3 King Lear

1961-04-16 United States of America, Italy, Spain 30 minutes.

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Season - Episode

8 Season 8 Nov 13, 1960

8 - 1

He Shall Have Power Nov 13, 1960
8 - 2

A Midwinter Night's Dream Jan 01, 1961
8 - 3

Robert Altman in England Jan 08, 1961
8 - 4

Suburban Revue Jan 15, 1961
8 - 5

S. J. Perelman's Paean to Burlesque Jan 22, 1961
8 - 6

Arthur Miller Plays Jan 29, 1961
8 - 7

Western Hemisphere 1971 Apr 16, 1961

7 Season 7 Oct 26, 1958

7 - 1

Capital Punishment Oct 26, 1958
7 - 2

The Submariners Nov 09, 1958
7 - 3

The So-Called Human Race Nov 23, 1958
7 - 4

The Empty Chair Dec 07, 1958
7 - 5

Dancing, a Man's Game Dec 21, 1958
7 - 6

Prince Orestes Jan 04, 1959
7 - 7

Malice in Wonderland Jan 18, 1959
7 - 8

Abraham Lincoln - The Early Years Feb 01, 1959
7 - 9

The Medium Feb 15, 1959
7 - 10

Ah Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy Mar 01, 1959
7 - 11

Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway Mar 15, 1959
7 - 12

Power Among Men Mar 29, 1959
7 - 13

The Strange Ordeal of Normandier Apr 12, 1959
7 - 14

Professor Tim Apr 26, 1959
7 - 15

H.M.S. Pinafore (II) May 03, 1959

6 Season 6 Nov 10, 1957

6 - 1

School for Wives Nov 10, 1957
6 - 2

American Trial by Jury Nov 17, 1957
6 - 3

Life of Samuel Johnson Dec 15, 1957
6 - 4

The Suburban Review Jan 12, 1958
6 - 5

The Young People's Concert Jan 19, 1958
6 - 6

La Perichole Jan 26, 1958
6 - 7

Moment of Truth Feb 23, 1958
6 - 8

Mrs. McThing Mar 09, 1958
6 - 9

Bernstein Looks at Opera Mar 23, 1958
6 - 10

The Lady's Not for Burning Apr 06, 1958
6 - 11

The Reindeer Men Apr 20, 1958
6 - 12

Bernstein in Israel Apr 27, 1958

5 Season 5 Oct 07, 1956

5 - 1

The American Musical Comedy Oct 07, 1956
5 - 2

Androcles and the Lion Oct 14, 1956
5 - 3

The Last Day of Manolete Oct 21, 1956
5 - 4

My Heart's in the Highlands Oct 28, 1956
5 - 5

Let There Be Farce Nov 04, 1956
5 - 6

Moliere's School for Wives Nov 11, 1956
5 - 7

Plays of the Irish Renaissance Nov 18, 1956
5 - 8

The Blue Hotel Nov 25, 1956
5 - 9

A Man Without a Country Dec 02, 1956
5 - 10

The Fine Art of Murder Dec 09, 1956
5 - 11

The Christmas Tie Dec 16, 1956
5 - 12

Madeline Visits Omnibus Dec 23, 1956
5 - 13

The Art of Choreography Dec 30, 1956
5 - 14

Oedipus, the King Jan 06, 1957
5 - 15

Introduction to Modern Music Jan 13, 1957
5 - 16

Lee at Gettysburg Jan 20, 1957
5 - 17

The Big Wheel: the Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday Jan 27, 1957
5 - 18

The Theatre Breaks Loose Mar 03, 1957
5 - 19

The Trial of Captain Kidd Mar 10, 1957
5 - 20

How the F-100 Got Its Tail Mar 17, 1957
5 - 21

The Fall River Legend: the Trial of Lizzie Borden Mar 24, 1957
5 - 22

The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach Mar 31, 1957

4 Season 4 Oct 09, 1955

4 - 1

The Birth of Modern Times Oct 09, 1955
4 - 2

The Jazz World Oct 16, 1955
4 - 3

The Adams House Oct 23, 1955
4 - 4

Toby and the Tall Corn Nov 06, 1955
4 - 5

American Boyhoods, Captain John M. Ellicott Nov 13, 1955
4 - 6

She Stoops to Conquer Nov 20, 1955
4 - 7

The Art of Conducting. Dec 04, 1955
4 - 8

The Royal Game Dec 11, 1955
4 - 9

The Royal Game Dec 11, 1955
4 - 10

Salome Dec 18, 1955
4 - 11

Messiah Dec 25, 1955
4 - 12

The Best Year in the History of the Whole World Jan 01, 1956
4 - 13

Dear Brutus Jan 08, 1956
4 - 14

The Great Forgery Jan 15, 1956
4 - 15

Episode 15 Jan 22, 1956
4 - 16

Minds over Manners Jan 29, 1956
4 - 17

One Nation Feb 05, 1956
4 - 18

Mr Lincoln Feb 12, 1956
4 - 19

One Nation Indivisible Feb 19, 1956
4 - 20

The Art of Ballet Feb 26, 1956
4 - 21

With Liberty and Justice for All Mar 04, 1956
4 - 22

The Better Half Mar 11, 1956
4 - 23

Harvard University Remote Mar 25, 1956
4 - 24

The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell Apr 01, 1956

3 Season 3 Oct 17, 1954

3 - 1

Treadmill to Oblivion Oct 17, 1954
3 - 2

The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife Oct 24, 1954
3 - 3

Young Man in Politics Oct 31, 1954
3 - 4

Brewsie and Willie Nov 07, 1954
3 - 5

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Nov 14, 1954
3 - 6

Antigone Nov 21, 1954
3 - 7

The Virtuous Island Nov 28, 1954
3 - 8

A Maine Lobsterman Dec 05, 1954
3 - 9

The Contrast Dec 12, 1954
3 - 10

The Second Shepherds' Play Dec 19, 1954
3 - 11

The Merry Widow Dec 26, 1954
3 - 12

The Trial of St. Joan Jan 02, 1955
3 - 13

The Adams Family Jan 09, 1955
3 - 14

H.M.S. Pinafore (I) Jan 16, 1955
3 - 15

John Quincy Adams Jan 23, 1955
3 - 16

Hamlet Jan 30, 1955
3 - 17

Mr. Lincoln Feb 06, 1955
3 - 18

The Turn of the Screw Feb 13, 1955
3 - 19

The New World Feb 20, 1955
3 - 20

The Life and Times of Henry Adams and Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Feb 27, 1955
3 - 21

The Mighty Casey Mar 06, 1955
3 - 22

A Different Drummer Mar 13, 1955
3 - 23

Henry Adams Mar 20, 1955
3 - 24

The Four Flags of the Confederacy Mar 27, 1955
3 - 25

Iliad Apr 03, 1955
3 - 26

Uncle Tom's Cabin Apr 10, 1955

2 Season 2 Oct 04, 1953

2 - 1

Glory in the Flower Oct 04, 1953
2 - 2

The Battler Oct 11, 1953
2 - 3

King Lear Oct 18, 1953
2 - 4

The Golden Dress Oct 25, 1953
2 - 6

Billy the Kid Nov 08, 1953
2 - 7

The Raspberry Queen Nov 15, 1953
2 - 8

Toine Nov 22, 1953
2 - 9

The Horn Blows at Midnight Nov 29, 1953
2 - 10

Capital of the World Dec 06, 1953
2 - 11

The Nature of the Beast Dec 13, 1953
2 - 12

Mom and Leo Dec 20, 1953
2 - 13

The Sojourner Dec 27, 1953
2 - 14

Nobody's Fool Jan 03, 1954
2 - 15

The Remarkable Case of Mr. Buhl Jan 10, 1954
2 - 16

The Duchess and the Smugs Jan 17, 1954
2 - 17

Nothing So Monstrous Jan 24, 1954
2 - 18

Sleeping Beauty in the Woods Jan 31, 1954
2 - 19

The Confidential Clerk Feb 14, 1954
2 - 20

A Time Out of War Feb 21, 1954
2 - 21

Hilde and the Turnpike Feb 28, 1954
2 - 22

The House Mar 07, 1954
2 - 23

Three Sketches Mar 14, 1954
2 - 24

Tell Me If It Hurts Mar 21, 1954
2 - 25

The Apollo of Bellac Mar 28, 1954

1 Season 1 Nov 09, 1952

1 - 1

The Trial of Anne Boleyn Nov 09, 1952
1 - 2

Mr. Lincoln: Part 1 Nov 16, 1952
1 - 3

The Twelve Pound Look Nov 23, 1952
1 - 4

Mr. Lincoln: Part 2 Nov 30, 1952
1 - 5

The Trial of Ben Jonson Dec 07, 1952
1 - 6

Mr. Lincoln: Part 3 Dec 14, 1952
1 - 7

The Trial of Mr. Pickwick Dec 21, 1952
1 - 8

My Brother Henry Dec 28, 1952
1 - 9

Man in the Cool Jan 04, 1953
1 - 10

Mr. Lincoln: Part 4 Jan 11, 1953
1 - 11

Vive! Jan 18, 1953
1 - 12

While the Tide was Rising Jan 25, 1953
1 - 13

Die Fledermaus Feb 01, 1953
1 - 14

Mr. Lincoln: Part 5 Feb 08, 1953
1 - 15

The Oyster and the Pearl Feb 15, 1953
1 - 16

La Boheme Feb 22, 1953
1 - 17

The Happy Journey Mar 01, 1953
1 - 18

A Lodging for the Night Mar 08, 1953
1 - 19

The Last Night of Don Juan Mar 15, 1953
1 - 20

Three Maidens and the Devil Mar 22, 1953
1 - 21

Lord Byron's Love Letter Mar 29, 1953
1 - 22

Grandma Moses Apr 05, 1953
1 - 23

Toy Symphone with Stokowski Apr 12, 1953
1 - 24

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Apr 19, 1953
1 - 25

A Tale of Two Cities Apr 26, 1953
1 - 26

Arms and the Man May 03, 1953
1 - 27

The Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma May 10, 1953
1 - 28

This Little Kitty Stayed Cool May 17, 1953

0 Season 0 Oct 05, 2009

0 - 1

Life, The Universe, and Douglas Adams Oct 05, 2009

Overview

King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play with stage direction by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. It was aired on CBS as part of the U.S. television series Omnibus, and preserved on kinescope. A heavily abridged version of the play, this production condensed the play by eliminating the Edgar-Edmund subplot. Welles returned to America to star in this presentation. He was guarded by IRS agents, prohibited to leave his hotel room when not at the studio, prevented from making any purchases, and the entire sum he earned went to his tax bill. Welles returned to England after the broadcast. The cast included Micheál Mac Liammóir and the British actor Alan Badel. It was hosted by Alistair Cooke.

Year 1961

Studio CBS, ABC, NBC

Director Robert Saudek

Crew Robert Saudek (Producer)

Popularity 10.984

Language English, Italian