King Lear
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1987 | 90m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jean-Luc Godard |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Peter Sellars, Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, William Shakespeare |
| Staring: |
| A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 15, 1987 |
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| Director: | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Writer: | Peter Sellars, Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, William Shakespeare |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | playwright, chernobyl, postmodernism |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $61,821
Budget: $1,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Burgess Meredith | Don Learo |
| Peter Sellars | William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth |
| Julie Delpy | Virginia |
| Leos Carax | Edgar |
| Molly Ringwald | Cordelia |
| Jean-Luc Godard | Professor Pluggy |
| Norman Mailer | The Great Writer |
| Woody Allen | Mr. Alien |
| Freddy Buache | Professor Quentin (uncredited) |
| Kate Mailer | Herself (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Lanza | (uncredited) |
| Michèle Pétin | Journalist (uncredited) |
| Menahem Golan | Himself (voice) [uncredited] |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Sellars | Writer |
| Norman Mailer | Writer |
| Jean-Luc Godard | Director, Writer, Editor |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Music |
| William Shakespeare | Author |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Music |
| Sophie Maintigneux | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 723 | 868 |