King Lear (1988)

  • PG
  • 01/22/1988 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 30m

Jealous love leads to destruction.

Overview

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

Peter Sellars

Writer

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer, Director

Norman Mailer

Writer

Richard Debuisne

Writer

Cast

Peter Sellars's headshot

Peter Sellars

William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith's headshot

Burgess Meredith

Don Learo
Julie Delpy's headshot

Julie Delpy

Virginia
Leos Carax's headshot

Leos Carax

Edgar
Molly Ringwald's headshot

Molly Ringwald

Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard's headshot

Jean-Luc Godard

Professor Pluggy
Woody Allen's headshot

Woody Allen

Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache's headshot

Freddy Buache

Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

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