
King Lear
19881h 30min
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Storyline
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Released
January 22, 1988
Runtime
1h 30min
Director
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$61,821
Language
English
Production
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Cast
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Julie Delpy
Virginia
Leos Carax
Edgar
Molly Ringwald
Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy
Norman Mailer
The Great Writer
Woody Allen
Mr. Alien
Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin (uncredited)
Kate Mailer
Herself (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)
Michèle Pétin
Journalist (uncredited)
Menahem Golan
Himself (voice) [uncredited]
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