King Lear

Name: King Lear
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1988
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.5

1988 · 91 min

Comedy · Drama

★ 6.5

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Trailer

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

Crew

Director Jean-Luc Godard
Writer Peter Sellars
Writer Jean-Luc Godard
Writer Norman Mailer
Writer Richard Debuisne
Director of Photography Sophie Maintigneux

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)
K
Kate Mailer
Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer
Self (uncredited)

Crew

Director — Jean-Luc Godard
Writer — Peter Sellars
Writer — Jean-Luc Godard
Writer — Norman Mailer
Writer — Richard Debuisne
Director of Photography — Sophie Maintigneux

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🔥 Hot takes

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Intermission

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