King Lear

King Lear (1987)

Jealous love leads to destruction.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1987-09-15
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 27 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: The Cannon Group
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jean-Luc Godard
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From 27 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Burgess Meredith

    as Don Learo
  • Peter Sellars

    as William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
  • Julie Delpy

    as Virginia
  • Leos Carax

    as Edgar
  • Molly Ringwald

    as Cordelia
  • Jean-Luc Godard

    as Professor Pluggy
  • Norman Mailer

    as The Great Writer
  • Woody Allen

    as Mr. Alien
  • Freddy Buache

    as Professor Quentin (uncredited)
  • Kate Mailer

    as Herself (uncredited)
  • Suzanne Lanza

    as (uncredited)
  • Michèle Pétin

    as Journalist (uncredited)
  • Menahem Golan

    as Himself (voice) [uncredited]
Writing William Shakespeare Author
Writing Norman Mailer Writer
Directing Jean-Luc Godard Director
Writing Jean-Luc Godard Writer
Writing Peter Sellars Writer
Editing Jean-Luc Godard Editor
Camera Sophie Maintigneux Director of Photography
Sound Johann Sebastian Bach Music
Sound Ludwig van Beethoven Music
Production Yoram Globus Producer
Production Menahem Golan Producer
Production Tom Luddy Associate Producer

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