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King Lear
1 hour 30 minutes1987-09-15
6.1
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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.
Cast
![Burgess Meredith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fa9ep5lEVfZjUPIbTP5zjYMPF58.jpg)
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
![Peter Sellars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jnpWmiRJ8AvGlVq87liEiuQbgvo.jpg)
Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
![Julie Delpy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rd40f4QpAUUne3hMaUhHrZtcK2c.jpg)
Julie Delpy
Virginia
![Leos Carax](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//88XIIn3LGljoBghXnTAPe7WBkxI.jpg)
Leos Carax
Edgar
![Molly Ringwald](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qxPV8JUrO2X0XZSzyGQ4bR3TGXo.jpg)
Molly Ringwald
Cordelia
![Jean-Luc Godard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zP5EDY5MstfkdBmPXNCj8Y6v5KR.jpg)
Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy
![Norman Mailer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//k3WaFdSl9OAi1BjFO4h4RniEjeL.jpg)
Norman Mailer
The Great Writer
![Woody Allen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wcPQgZLDibuej1RwNTy1R2U2ZJw.jpg)
Woody Allen
Mr. Alien
![Freddy Buache](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wHXylLge3rYb4FAmCzUQbBExMJd.jpg)
Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin (uncredited)
![Kate Mailer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kate Mailer
Herself (uncredited)
![Suzanne Lanza](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cb5hwSyAk6bvlCSEzTUpF4Gmn1y.jpg)
Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)
![Michèle Pétin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yXW7L8I8gJ8GbOi5axy2xDlhHzj.jpg)
Michèle Pétin
Journalist (uncredited)
![Menahem Golan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qGtHMLd4E7tRyw75H4lWTRelW7B.jpg)