MOVIE • 1988

King Lear

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.

TMDB ★ 3.3/5Votes: 36

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Top 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

Goblin (uncredited)

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Kate Mailer

Self (uncredited)

Norman Mailer

Self (uncredited)

Michèle Pétin

Journalist (uncredited)

Ruth Maleczech

(voice) (uncredited)

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Theatrical release date: January 22, 1988

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

January 22, 1988

Runtime

91 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$61,821

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