King Lear

6.5 1988 91 min
PG
Comedy Drama

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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Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Writer
Jean-Luc Godard
Classification
PG

Cast

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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 Goblin (uncredited)
Kate Mailer Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer Self (uncredited)
Michèle Pétin Journalist (uncredited)
Ruth Maleczech (voice) (uncredited)

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