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King Lear (1988)

Jealous love leads to destruction.

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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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Play: King Lear - Woody Allen - Peter Sellars - Jean-Luc Godard - 1987 - Trailer - 4K

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Cast

  • Peter Sellars Peter Sellars William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
  • Burgess Meredith Burgess Meredith Don Learo
  • Julie Delpy Julie Delpy Virginia
  • Leos Carax Leos Carax Edgar
  • Molly Ringwald Molly Ringwald Cordelia
  • 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 Goblin (uncredited)
  • Kate Mailer Self (uncredited)
  • Norman Mailer Norman Mailer Self (uncredited)
  • Michèle Pétin Michèle Pétin Journalist (uncredited)
  • Ruth Maleczech Ruth Maleczech (voice) (uncredited)

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