"Jealous love leads to destruction." 22 January 1988 Drama, Comedy 91 mins
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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Peter Sellars as William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith as Don Learo
Julie Delpy as Virginia
Leos Carax as Edgar
Molly Ringwald as Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard as Professor Pluggy
Woody Allen as Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache as Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem Golan as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza as Goblin (uncredited)
Kate Mailer as Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer as Self (uncredited)
Michèle Pétin as Journalist (uncredited)
Ruth Maleczech as (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard Director
Jean-Luc Godard Editor
Sophie Maintigneux Director of Photography
Johann Sebastian Bach Music
Ludwig van Beethoven Music
Yoram Globus Producer
Menahem Golan Producer
Tom Luddy Associate Producer
William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Jon Turtle Finance
Hervé Duhamel Assistant Director
Stanley B. Gill Sound Recordist
François Musy Sound
Alex Aurichio Assistant Camera
Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear Trailer
Canada 15 September 1987
Switzerland 24 September 1990
France 03 April 2002
Italy 01 January 2013
Japan 10 August 1998
United States 11 February 2025
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21 July 1988
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29 December 1988
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09 November 1988
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12 December 1988
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