Watch King Lear (1988) Official Trailer
Jealous love leads to destruction.
6.5 / 10 IMDb January 22, 1988 1h 31m
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Director
Runtime
1h 31m
Release Date
January 22, 1988
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Status
Released
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$61,821
Languages
English, French, Japanese, Russian
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Peter Sellars
as William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith
as Don Learo
Julie Delpy
as Virginia
Leos Carax
as Edgar
Molly Ringwald
as Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard
as Professor Pluggy
Woody Allen
as Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache
as Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem Golan
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza
as (uncredited)
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Kate Mailer
as Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer
as Self (uncredited)
Michèle Pétin
as Journalist (uncredited)
Production Companies
The Cannon GroupGolan-Globus Productions
King Lear Official Trailer 1988
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