King Lear
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King Lear

1988

★★★★★3.3
ComedyDrama

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
Peter SellarsWilliam Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith
Burgess MeredithDon Learo
Julie Delpy
Julie DelpyVirginia
Leos Carax
Leos CaraxEdgar
Molly Ringwald
Molly RingwaldCordelia
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc GodardProfessor Pluggy
Woody Allen
Woody AllenMr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache
Freddy BuacheProfessor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem Golan
Menahem GolanSelf (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza
Suzanne Lanza(uncredited)
Kate MailerSelf (uncredited)
Norman Mailer
Norman MailerSelf (uncredited)
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