King Lear19881h 31mPGComedyDrama⭐65%36 TMDB ratingsDirected by Jean-Luc GodardA descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.Sign in to add to watchlist & rateShareJealous love leads to destruction.TrailerPhotos (1)CastPeter SellarsWilliam Shakespeare Junior the FifthBurgess MeredithDon LearoJulie DelpyVirginiaLeos CaraxEdgarMolly RingwaldCordeliaJean-Luc GodardProfessor PluggyWoody AllenMr. Alien (uncredited)Freddy BuacheProfessor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)Menahem GolanSelf (voice) (uncredited)Suzanne Lanza(uncredited)Kate MailerSelf (uncredited)Norman MailerSelf (uncredited)Michèle PétinJournalist (uncredited)CrewJean-Luc GodardDirectorHervé DuhamelAssistant DirectorJean-Luc GodardWriterPeter SellarsWriterNorman MailerWriterWilliam ShakespeareTheatre PlayRichard DebuisneWriterYoram GlobusProducerMenahem GolanProducerTom LuddyAssociate ProducerJean-Luc GodardExecutive ProducerJon TurtleFinanceDetailsRelease dateJanuary 22, 1988Runtime1h 31mDirectorJean-Luc GodardBox office$61,821RatedPGMore like this⭐ 62%View details →My Own Love Song2010⭐ 61%View details →The Middle Man2021⭐ 76%View details →Gigi & Nate2022⭐ 66%View details →The Giver2014⭐ 69%View details →Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead1991⭐ 67%View details →Afterlife of the Party2021⭐ 73%View details →Finding Neverland2004⭐ 76%View details →Feel the Beat2020⭐ 73%View details →Love and Monsters2020⭐ 67%View details →Adopt a Highway2019⭐ 60%View details →The Truth About Emanuel2013⭐ 67%View details →Deathtrap1982Sign in to add & rate