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Film · 1988

King Lear

Jealous love leads to destruction.

Directed by Jean-Luc GodardPeter SellarsBurgess MeredithJulie Delpy
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22 Jan 1988Released
1h 31mRunning time
6.5TMDB score of 10
ComedyGenre

The story

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

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

Goblin (uncredited)

Kate Mailer

Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self (uncredited)
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