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King Lear (1988)

"Jealous love leads to destruction."

6.4/10 1h 30m Jan 22, 1988
Comedy Drama

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

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Movie Details

Original Title King Lear
Original Language EN
Budget $1,000,000
Revenue $61,821
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Popularity: 0.1
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
Popularity: 2.0
Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy
Virginia
Popularity: 2.2
Leos Carax
Leos Carax
Edgar
Popularity: 0.4
Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald
Cordelia
Popularity: 1.8
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy
Popularity: 0.8
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.8
Freddy Buache
Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.0
Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.5
Suzanne Lanza
Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)
Popularity: 0.4
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Kate Mailer
Self (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.6
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Self (uncredited)
Popularity: 6.6

Key Crew

Writer Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars
Director Jean-Luc Godard
Editor Jean-Luc Godard
Music Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven
Producer Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Executive Producer Jean-Luc Godard

Production

The Cannon Group
US
Golan-Globus Productions
US

Videos & Trailers

King Lear - Woody Allen - Peter Sellars - Jean-Luc Godard - 1987 - Trailer - 4K
King Lear - Woody Allen - Peter Sellars - Jean-Luc Godard - 1987 - Trailer - 4K
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Keywords

post-apocalyptic future playwright chernobyl postmodernism

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Details
Release Date January 22, 1988
Runtime 1h 30m
Budget $1,000,000
Revenue $61,821
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
Links
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