King Lear (1988)
"Jealous love leads to destruction."

Title: King Lear
Original Title: King Lear
Release Date: 1988-01-22
Status: Released
Rating: 6.2/10 (from 30 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
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)