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King Lear

1988

1h 30m

6.20

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.

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)

Menahem Golan

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Suzanne Lanza

(uncredited)

Norman Mailer

Self (uncredited)

Michèle Pétin

Journalist (uncredited)

Kate Mailer

Self (uncredited)

Not currently streaming in the US

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