King Lear (1987): Cast & Box Office
King Lear is a 1987 comedy drama starring Burgess Meredith as Don Learo, Woody Allen and Molly Ringwald. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes and earned $85,018 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- The Cannon Group
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is King Lear About?
The premise of King Lear without spoilers.
In a bleak, post‑Chernobyl landscape where humanity is rebuilding after the disaster, a descendant of Shakespeare becomes obsessed with reviving his ancestor’s tragedies. As jealous love fuels betrayal, the quest to restore the lost plays spirals toward destruction.
King Lear Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- chernobyl disaster
- chernobyl
- world
- film within a film
- art
- goblin
- setting a fire
- film reel
- flower petal
- flower
- reverse footage
- image
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- brand name
- power
- virtue
- editing machine
- editing room
- film editing
- 1980s
- white horse
- father daughter relationship
- refusal
- offer refused
- nothing
- unsynchronized sound
- gambling syndicate
- crooked gambling
- daughter of a mafioso
- mafioso
- inspiration
- artistic inspiration
- playwright
- cameo appearance
- director cameo
- lake geneva
- switzerland
- european art
- reference to famous painting
- reference to pier paolo pasolini
- discontinuous editing
- reference to luchino visconti
- nonlinear timeline
- film essay
- voice over montage
- voice over inner thoughts
- photo album
- photograph
- title appears in writing
- tragedy
- shakespeare's king lear
King Lear Cast & Characters
Burgess Meredith leads the cast as Don Learo, with Woody Allen as Mr. Alien (uncredited) and Molly Ringwald as Cordelia.
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Burgess Meredith as Don Learo -
Woody Allen as Mr. Alien (uncredited) -
Molly Ringwald as Cordelia -
Julie Delpy as Virginia
Also Starring in King Lear
· 9 more- Leos Carax Edgar
- Jean-Luc Godard Professor Pluggy
- Peter Sellars William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
- Menahem Golan Themselves
- Norman Mailer Themselves
- Freddy Buache Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
- Kate Mailer Themselves
- Suzanne Lanza
- Michèle Pétin Journalist (uncredited)
King Lear Box Office
King Lear grossed $85,018 worldwide. $61,821 came from the US and Canada and $23,197 (27%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$85K
- US & Canada
- $61.8K
- International
- $23.2K
King Lear Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear” and “李尔王”.
- Also known as
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- Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear
- 李尔王
- 리어 왕
- Король Лір
- ゴダールのリア王
- El rey Lear
- Rei Lear
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King Lear FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of King Lear, each answered in a sentence.
How long is King Lear?
King Lear runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was King Lear released?
King Lear was released on May 17, 1987.
Who is in the cast of King Lear?
King Lear stars Burgess Meredith as Don Learo, Woody Allen as Mr. Alien (uncredited) and Molly Ringwald as Cordelia, among 13 credited actors.
How much did King Lear make at the box office?
King Lear grossed $85,018 worldwide ($61,821 domestic, $23,197 international).
Does King Lear have a post-credit scene?
No. King Lear has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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