King Lear 37 years old

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.

Credits

King Lear Cast

Name Character
Woody Allen He was 51, now 89 years old as Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard He was 56, now 94 years old as Professor Pluggy (uncredited)
Julie Delpy She was 17, now 55 years old as Virginia (uncredited)
Molly Ringwald She was 19, now 56 years old as Cordelia (uncredited)
Norman Mailer He was 64, 84 years old when he died as The Great Writer (uncredited)
Burgess Meredith He was 79, 89 years old when he died as Don Learo (uncredited)
Leos Carax He was 26, now 64 years old as Edgar (uncredited)
Michèle Pétin She was 31, now 69 years old as Journalist (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza She was 22, now 59 years old as (uncredited)
Kate Mailer She was 25, now 62 years old as Herself (uncredited)
Freddy Buache He was 62, 94 years old when he died as Professor Quentin (uncredited)
Peter Sellars He was 29, now 67 years old as William Shaksper Junior the Fifth (uncredited)

King Lear Crew

Name Department
William Shakespeare as Author. He was 423 (51) years old when He died Writing
Yoram Globus as Producer. He was 45 (now 83) years old Production
Peter Sellars as Writer. He was 29 (now 67) years old Writing
Norman Mailer as Writer. He was 64 (84) years old when He died Writing
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King Lear (37 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, May 17, 1987
  • Runtime: 90 minutes