King Lear (1988)

Comedy

Drama

- 2h 30m

64 %

User Score

Jealous love leads to destruction.

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Peter Sellars

William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Burgess Meredith

Don Learo

Julie Delpy

Virginia

Leos Carax

Edgar

Molly Ringwald

Cordelia

Jean-Luc Godard

Professor Pluggy

Woody Allen

Mr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy Buache

Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

Menahem Golan

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Suzanne Lanza

(uncredited)

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Original Title

King Lear

Status

Released

Original Language

French, Japanese, English, Russian

Budget

-

Revenue

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