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King Lear

Jealous love leads to destruction.

1988 · 1h 31m · 6.5 on TMDB

PG

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

Cast

Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
Julie Delpy
Virginia
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

Self (uncredited)

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self (uncredited)

Production

The Cannon Group Golan-Globus Productions

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Where to watch

Not streaming anywhere right now — rental or physical it is.

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Released: January 22, 1988
Budget: $1M
Box office: $61.8K

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