King Lear

1h 30min

Comedy

Drama

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

Production Companies

The Cannon Group

Golan-Globus Productions

Cast

Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars

William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Virginia
Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Professor Pluggy
Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache

Freddy Buache

Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan

Self (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza

Suzanne Lanza

(uncredited)
Kate Mailer

Kate Mailer

Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self (uncredited)
Michèle Pétin

Michèle Pétin

Journalist (uncredited)

Release date

22nd Jan 1988

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français, 日本語, English, Pусский