King Lear

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

• Norman MailerWriter
• Jean-Luc GodardDirector
• Jean-Luc GodardWriter
• Peter SellarsWriter
• Richard DebuisneWriter

• Peter SellarsWilliam Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
• Burgess MeredithDon Learo
• Julie DelpyVirginia
• Leos CaraxEdgar
• Molly RingwaldCordelia
• Jean-Luc GodardProfessor Pluggy
• Woody AllenMr. Alien (uncredited)
• Freddy BuacheProfessor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
• Menahem GolanSelf (voice) (uncredited)
• Suzanne Lanza(uncredited)
• Kate MailerSelf (uncredited)
• Norman MailerSelf (uncredited)