King Lear
19881h 31m6.5(36)
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: Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars, Norman Mailer, Richard Debuisne
Top Cast
Peter SellarsWilliam Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess MeredithDon Learo
Julie DelpyVirginia
Leos CaraxEdgar
Molly RingwaldCordelia
Jean-Luc GodardProfessor Pluggy
Woody AllenMr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy BuacheProfessor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem GolanSelf (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza(uncredited)Kate MailerSelf (uncredited)
Norman MailerSelf (uncredited)Similar Titles
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