King Lear

King Lear

Jealous love leads to destruction.

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

US

Made in US

6.5/10

1988

Comedy
Drama
The Cannon Group

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Cast

Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars

As William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

As Don Learo

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

As Virginia

Leos Carax

Leos Carax

As Edgar

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

As Cordelia

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

As Professor Pluggy

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

As Mr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy Buache

Freddy Buache

As Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan

As Self (voice) (uncredited)

Suzanne Lanza

Suzanne Lanza

As (uncredited)

Kate Mailer

Kate Mailer

As Self (uncredited)

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

As Self (uncredited)

Michèle Pétin

Michèle Pétin

As Journalist (uncredited)

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