King Lear

King Lear

Release: 1988 | Community Score: 64%

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

Cast

Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars

William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Don Learo
Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Virginia
Leos Carax

Leos Carax

Edgar
Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Professor Pluggy
Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache

Freddy Buache

Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan

Self (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza

Suzanne Lanza

(uncredited)
Kate Mailer

Kate Mailer

Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self (uncredited)
Michèle Pétin

Michèle Pétin

Journalist (uncredited)