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King Lear

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6.3/10 • 31

1988-01-221h 30m

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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
Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars, Norman Mailer, Richard Debuisne
Editors
Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars, Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard

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  1. Peter Sellars

    Peter Sellars

    William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

  2. Burgess Meredith

    Burgess Meredith

    Don Learo

  3. Julie Delpy

    Julie Delpy

    Virginia

  4. Leos Carax

    Leos Carax

    Edgar

  5. Molly Ringwald

    Molly Ringwald

    Cordelia

  6. Jean-Luc Godard

    Jean-Luc Godard

    Professor Pluggy

  7. Woody Allen

    Woody Allen

    Mr. Alien (uncredited)

  8. Freddy Buache

    Freddy Buache

    Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

  9. Menahem Golan

    Menahem Golan

    Self (voice) (uncredited)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,000,000.00
Revenue
$61,821.00
Keywords
post-apocalyptic futureplaywrightchernobylpostmodernism