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King Lear
Jealous love leads to destruction.
Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Details
Budget
$1000000
Revenue
$61821
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1988-01-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
33
Vote Average
6.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
(uncredited)
Kate Mailer
Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer
Self (uncredited)
Michèle Pétin
Journalist (uncredited)
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