King Lear

King Lear 1988

★ 6.5TMDB 1h 31min Director: Jean-Luc Godard

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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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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)
K
Kate Mailer Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer Self (uncredited)
Michèle Pétin
Michèle Pétin Journalist (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Writers
Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars, Richard Debuisne
Producers
Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Executive Producers
Jean-Luc Godard
Cinematography
Sophie Maintigneux
Editing
Jean-Luc Godard
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven

Details

Release date
Jan 22, 1988
Runtime
91 min
Status
Released
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$61,821
Studios
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Country
United States of America
Language
English, French, Japanese, Russian

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