King Lear (1987)

Film details

Featuring

Burgess Meredith Peter Sellars Molly Ringwald
Director

Jean-Luc Godard
Country

USA
Year

1987
Genres

Science Fiction Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

When travelling in Europe, William Shakespeare the Fifth, becomes fixated upon a mad old American called Learo and his daughter. Shakespeare endeavours to put them in a film, but it is not easy.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Don Learo
    
    Burgess Meredith
  - William Shakespeare the Fifth
    
    Peter Sellars
  - Cordelia
    
    Molly Ringwald
  - Professor
    
    Jean-Luc Godard
  - Mr. Alien
    
    Woody Allen
  - cast member
    
    Norman Mailer
  - cast member
    
    Kate Mailer
  - cast member
    
    Léos Carax
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Jean-Luc Godard
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Inc Cannon Films
  - Production Company
    
    B.V. Cannon International
  - Producer
    
    Menahem Golan
  - Producer
    
    Yoram Globus
  - Associate Producer
    
    Tom Luddy
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Jean-Luc Godard
  - Original play
    
    William Shakespeare
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Sophie Maintigneux
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Jean-Luc Godard
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    François Musy

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