King Lear
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6.5A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Released: 1988-01-2291 minDir: Jean-Luc GodardComedy, Drama
Cast
- Peter Sellars as William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
- Burgess Meredith as Don Learo
- Julie Delpy as Virginia
- Leos Carax as Edgar
- Molly Ringwald as Cordelia
- Jean-Luc Godard as Professor Pluggy
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- King Lear
- Director
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Screenwriter
- Norman Mailer
- Producer
- Menahem Golan
- Narrative location
- Switzerland
- Duration
- +90
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1980s avant-garde and experimental films1987 American films1987 drama films1987 English-language films1987 filmsAmerican alternate history filmsAmerican avant-garde and experimental filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms based on King LearFilms directed by Jean-Luc GodardFilms produced by Menahem Golan