The King Is Alive Movie Review 2000

A tourist bus traveling in Namibia strays offcourse and runs out of gas. The passengers stumble into a deserted mining town with little food or water and only a small chance at survival. Retired actor Henry (Bradley) begins to think their situation resembles that of "King Lear" and he gradually begins to convince the others to rehearse the play as a way to pass the time. Much lunacy ensues.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 118 minutes.
Originally from Danish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Modern Shakespeare, Africa, Vacations, Buses

Screenplay

Anders Thomas Jensen, Kristian Levring

Cast

Miles Anderson, Romane Bohringer, David Bradley, David Calder, Bruce Davison, Brion James, Vusi Kunene, Peter Kubheka, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Janet McTeer, Lia Williams, Chris Walker

Cinematography

Jens Schlosser

Director

Kristian Levring

Other

Jan Juhler, Nicholas Wayman-Harris

Producer

Vibeke Windelov, Patricia Kruijer, Newmarket Films, Good Machine, Zentropa Entertainment, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, SVT Drama, IFC Films