

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
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King Lear - Woody Allen - Peter Sellars - Jean-Luc Godard - 1987 - Trailer - 4K
Cast

Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Burgess Meredith
Don Learo

Julie Delpy
Virginia

Leos Carax
Edgar

Molly Ringwald
Cordelia

Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy

Woody Allen
Mr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

Menahem Golan
Self (voice) (uncredited)

Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)
Kate Mailer
Self (uncredited)

Norman Mailer
Self (uncredited)
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