King Lear
“Jealous love leads to destruction.”
1988•PG•1h 31m•6.5•Released
ComedyDrama
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Writer
Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars, Richard Debuisne
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$0M
Languages
English, French, Japanese
Studio
The Cannon Group
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)
Kate Mailer
Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer
Self (uncredited)
Michèle Pétin
Journalist (uncredited)
Production
Company
The Cannon Group
Company
Golan-Globus Productions
Producer
Yoram Globus
Producer
Menahem Golan
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