King Lear

King Lear

Jealous love leads to destruction.

1988 en 90 minutes

Rating: 6.4

Plot

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

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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

(uncredited)

Kate Mailer

Kate Mailer

Self (uncredited)

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self (uncredited)

Michèle Pétin

Michèle Pétin

Journalist (uncredited)

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