King Lear

King Lear

Original title: King Lear

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6.4/10

(32)

1/22/1988

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1h 30min

King Lear

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Comedy
Drama

Synopsis

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

Direction: Jean-Luc Godard

Screenwriter: Peter Sellars, Jean-Luc Godard, Norman Mailer, Richard Debuisne
Producer: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Budget 1M

Cast

Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars

William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Don Learo

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Virginia

Leos Carax

Leos Carax

Edgar

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Cordelia

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Professor Pluggy

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Mr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy Buache

Freddy Buache

Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Suzanne Lanza

Suzanne Lanza

(uncredited)

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self (uncredited)