King Lear (1988)

01/22/1988 (US) • 1h 30m

Comedy, Drama

Jealous love leads to destruction.

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Peter Sellars

William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Julie Delpy

Virginia

Jean-Luc Godard

Professor Pluggy

Woody Allen

Mr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy Buache

Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

Menahem Golan

Self (voice) (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,000,000.00

Revenue

$61,821.00

Keywords

post-apocalyptic future

playwright

chernobyl

postmodernism

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