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King Lear (1988)

Jealous love leads to destruction.

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

Release: 1988-01-22
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: 6.4 / 10

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