Overview

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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Box office
Grossed $61.8K worldwide against a $1M budget
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Based on
Based on King Lear
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Setting
Set in Switzerland
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sophie Maintigneux
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Details

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Writer: Jean-Luc GodardScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: January 22, 1988
Original language: English
Budget: $1M
Revenue: $61.8K
Countries: United States of America

Production

Golan-Globus Productions

Cast

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 LanzaGoblin (uncredited)
Kate MailerSelf (uncredited)
Norman MailerSelf (uncredited)
Michèle PétinJournalist (uncredited)
Ruth Maleczech(voice) (uncredited)

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