King Lear (1988)

King Lear (1988)

Jealous love leads to destruction. 1988-01-22 United States of America 90 Min. PG-13
6.2 30 votes

Overview

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 is William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith is Don Learo
Julie Delpy is Virginia
Virginia
Leos Carax is Edgar
Molly Ringwald is Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard is Professor Pluggy
Professor Pluggy
Woody Allen is Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache is Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem Golan is Self (voice) (uncredited)
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Kate Mailer is Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer is Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)