William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
King Lear
“Jealous love leads to destruction.”
6.4
1988
1h 30m
ComedyDrama
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Overview
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Trailer
King Lear - Woody Allen - Peter Sellars - Jean-Luc Godard - 1987 - Trailer - 4K
Cast
Don Learo
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
Virginia
Julie Delpy
Virginia
Edgar
Leos Carax
Edgar
Cordelia
Molly Ringwald
Cordelia
Professor Pluggy
Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy
Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Woody Allen
Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Menahem Golan
Self (voice) (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
Kate Mailer
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer
Self (uncredited)
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