King Lear

King Lear

90 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 17, 1987

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

King Lear

90 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 17, 1987

King Lear
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Original title King Lear
Directors Jean-Luc Godard
Writers Norman Mailer, Peter Sellars, William Shakespeare, Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Woody Allen

as Mr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy Buache

as Professor Quentin (uncredited)

Leos Carax

as Edgar (uncredited)

Julie Delpy

as Virginia (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard

as Professor Pluggy (uncredited)

Kate Mailer

as Herself (uncredited)

Suzanne Lanza

as (uncredited)

Norman Mailer

as The Great Writer (uncredited)

Burgess Meredith

as Don Learo (uncredited)

Michèle Pétin

as Journalist (uncredited)

Molly Ringwald

as Cordelia (uncredited)

Peter Sellars

as William Shaksper Junior the Fifth (uncredited)