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King Lear (1988)

Movie"Jealous love leads to destruction."
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64
King Lear
PG 1 hr 30 minJan 22nd, 1988Drama, Comedy
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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.
StarringPeter SellarsBurgess MeredithJulie Delpy
DirectorJean-Luc Godard
WritersNorman MailerJean-Luc GodardPeter Sellars

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 22nd, 1988
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 11th, 2025 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$61,821 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Jean-Luc Godard
Production Companies:The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Movie Tags:
post-apocalyptic futureplaywrightchernobylpostmodernism