King Lear

King Lear

Jealous love leads to destruction.

1988 en 90 minutes

Rating: 6.2

Plot

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

Trailer

Cast

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Don Learo

Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars

William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Virginia

Leos Carax

Leos Carax

Edgar

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Cordelia

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Professor Pluggy

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

The Great Writer

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Mr. Alien

Freddy Buache

Freddy Buache

Professor Quentin (uncredited)

Kate Mailer

Kate Mailer

Herself (uncredited)

Suzanne Lanza

Suzanne Lanza

(uncredited)

Michèle Pétin

Michèle Pétin

Journalist (uncredited)

Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan

Himself (voice) [uncredited]

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