Poster of King Lear

King Lear

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

Release Date: 1988-01-22

Original Language: en

Genres: Comedy Drama

Rating:

Popularity:

3.301

Cast Members

Peter Sellars

William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Julie Delpy

Virginia

Jean-Luc Godard

Professor Pluggy

Norman Mailer

The Great Writer

Woody Allen

Mr. Alien

Freddy Buache

Professor Quentin (uncredited)

Kate Mailer

Herself (uncredited)

Suzanne Lanza

(uncredited)

Michèle Pétin

Journalist (uncredited)

Menahem Golan

Himself (voice) [uncredited]