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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.

1h 31m1988PGTMDb 6.5

ComedyDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardDirector · Professor PluggyPeter SellarsPeter SellarsWilliam Shakespeare Junior the FifthBurgess MeredithBurgess MeredithDon LearoJulie DelpyJulie DelpyVirginiaLeos CaraxLeos CaraxEdgarMolly RingwaldMolly RingwaldCordeliaWoody AllenWoody AllenMr. AlienFreddy BuacheFreddy BuacheProfessor Quentin KozintsevMenahem GolanMenahem GolanSelf (voice)Suzanne LanzaSuzanne LanzaGoblin
Kate MailerNorman MailerNorman MailerMichèle PétinMichèle PétinJournalistRuth MaleczechRuth Maleczech(voice)

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
22 January 1988
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.5 / 10 (36 votes)

Production

Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Writers
Jean-Luc Godard
Studios
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$1.0M
Revenue
$61,821.0
Profit
$938,179.0 loss
Return
0.1×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, French, Japanese, Russian