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King Lear poster

King Lear Cast & Characters

King Lear (1988) stars Peter Sellars as William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth, Burgess Meredith as Don Learo and Julie Delpy as Virginia. The drama movie was released January 22, 1988. Below is the full cast and crew.

PG 1988 · 1h 31m 65 Audience
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Starring Cast
P
Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
B
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
J
Julie Delpy
Virginia
L
Leos Carax
Edgar
M
Molly Ringwald
Cordelia
J
Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy
Key crew
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Screenplay
Jean-Luc Godard
Producers
Yoram Globus , Menahem Golan
Music
Johann Sebastian Bach , Ludwig van Beethoven
Cinematography
Sophie Maintigneux
Editor
Jean-Luc Godard

Full cast

14 cast members

Crew by department

17 crew members

Sound

François Musy
Sound
Stanley B. Gill
Sound Recordist