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King Lear
Jealous love leads to destruction.
Jan 22, 1988 · 1h 31m
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Comedy
Drama
PLOT
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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CAST
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)
Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$61,821
Production
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Country
US
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