King Lear

Based On the book by William Shakespeare

King Lear is a 1987 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and produced by Cannon Films, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play in the avant-garde style of French New Wave cinema. The script was originally assigned to Norman Mailer but Mailer's text was not used. The working script was written by Godard, assisted by Peter Sellars and Tom Luddy. It is not a typical cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous tragedy, although some lines from the play are used in the film.

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Release date:

1987

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Cast:

Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Molly Ringwald, Woody Allen, Leos Carax

Genre:

Drama

Country:

France, United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1987 in adaptations