King Lear (1988)
"Jealous love leads to destruction."
Title: King Lear
Original Title: King Lear
Release Date: 1988-01-22
Status: Released
Rating: 6.4/10 (from 33 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
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
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
Julie Delpy
Virginia
Leos Carax
Edgar
Molly Ringwald
Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy
Woody Allen
Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem Golan
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)