Film
King Lear
1988· PG· 1h 31m· Comedy· Drama
“Jealous love leads to destruction.”
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
1988-01-22
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorJean-Luc Godard
WriterJean-Luc Godard
ProducerMenahem Golan
Director of PhotographySophie Maintigneux
EditorJean-Luc Godard
Full cast & crew (13 cast · 20 crew)
Details
Released1988-01-22
Runtime1h 31m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosThe Cannon Group · Golan-Globus Productions
Budget$1M
Box office$61,821
LanguagesEnglish · French · Japanese · Russian
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.5/10 · 36 votes
Original languageen
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