

King Lear
Jealous love leads to destruction.
Comedy
Drama
Overview
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1988-01-22
Runtime:
1h 30m
Director:
Jean-Luc Godard
Writer:
Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars, Richard Debuisne
Top Cast

Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Burgess Meredith
Don Learo

Julie Delpy
Virginia

Leos Carax
Edgar

Molly Ringwald
Cordelia

Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy

Woody Allen
Mr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

Menahem Golan
Self (voice) (uncredited)

Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)

Kate Mailer
Self (uncredited)

Norman Mailer
Self (uncredited)
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