King Lear
Jan 22 1988
•2h 30m
•Comedy, Drama
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Cast
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Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Julie Delpy
Virginia
Leos Carax
Edgar
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