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Peter SellarsWilliam Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess MeredithDon Learo
Julie DelpyVirginia
Leos CaraxEdgar
Molly RingwaldCordelia
Jean-Luc GodardProfessor Pluggy
Woody AllenMr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy BuacheProfessor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem GolanSelf (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne LanzaGoblin (uncredited)Kate MailerSelf (uncredited) 
Norman MailerSelf (uncredited)
King Lear
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Julie Delpy, Leos Carax, Molly Ringwald
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King Lear (1988) is a film in the comedy, drama genres. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The cast includes Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Julie Delpy, Leos Carax.
- Released
- 1988-01-22
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Production companies
- The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
- Directors
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Writers
- Jean-Luc Godard
King Lear cast & characters
Peter SellarsWilliam Shakespeare Junior the FifthBurgess MeredithDon LearoJulie DelpyVirginiaLeos CaraxEdgarMolly RingwaldCordeliaJean-Luc GodardProfessor PluggyWoody AllenMr. Alien (uncredited)Freddy BuacheProfessor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)Menahem GolanSelf (voice) (uncredited)Suzanne LanzaGoblin (uncredited)Norman MailerSelf (uncredited)Audience reviews
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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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Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Julie Delpy, Leos Carax, Molly Ringwald, Jean-Luc Godard. See the cast cards above for character names.
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