
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.
ComedyDrama
King Lear
Rating
6.2/10
Release Date
1988-01-22
Runtime
90 minutes
Status
Released
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)
Videos
Production Companies

The Cannon Group
Golan-Globus Productions