King Lear
61 %|Sep 15, 1987|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.
Featured Crew
Peter Sellars
Writer
Jean-Luc Godard
Writer
Norman Mailer
Writer
William Shakespeare
Author
Jean-Luc Godard
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Editor
Sophie Maintigneux
Director of Photography
Ludwig van Beethoven
Music
Cast
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Julie Delpy
Virginia
Leos Carax
Edgar
Molly Ringwald
Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy
Norman Mailer
The Great Writer
Woody Allen
Mr. Alien
Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin (uncredited)
Kate Mailer
Herself (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)
Michèle Pétin
Journalist (uncredited)
Menahem Golan
Himself (voice) [uncredited]