

King Lear
Visit website6.1/10 • 29
1988-01-22 • 1h 30m
Jealous love leads to destruction.
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
- Directors
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Writters
- Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars
- Editors
- Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars, Jean-Luc Godard

King Lear
Visit website1988-01-22 • 1h 30m
6.1/10 • 29
Jealous love leads to destruction.
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
- Directors
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Writters
- Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars
- Editors
- Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars, Jean-Luc Godard
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsBurgess 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)
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- Status
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- Original Language
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- Budget
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- Keywords
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