Directed by
| Michael Elliott | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| William Shakespeare | ... | (play) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
| Colin Blakely | ... | Kent | |
| Leo McKern | ... | Gloucester | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Edmund | |
| Laurence Olivier | ... | King Lear | |
| Dorothy Tutin | ... | Goneril | |
| Anna Calder-Marshall | ... | Cordelia | |
| Diana Rigg | ... | Regan | |
| Robert Lang | ... | Albany | |
| Jeremy Kemp | ... | Cornwall | |
| Brian Cox | ... | Burgundy | |
| Edward Petherbridge | ... | France | |
| David Threlfall | ... | Edgar | |
| Geoffrey Bateman | ... | Oswald | |
| John Cording | ... | Lear's Knight | |
| John Hurt | ... | The Fool | |
| Benny Young | ... | Cornwall's Servant | |
| Esmond Knight | ... | Old Man | |
| Ian Ruskin | ... | Edmund's Officer | |
| Paul Curran | ... | Doctor | |
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Ronald Forfar | ... | First Officer |
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Harry Walker | ... | Second Officer |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Harry Fielder | ... | Man Servant (uncredited) | |
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Sean Glenn | ... | Knight at the Royal Court (uncredited) |
| William Tarmey | ... | Bit part (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| David Plowright | ... | executive producer / producer |
Music by
| Gordon Crosse | ||
Casting By
| Malcolm Drury | ||
Production Design by
| Colin Lowrey | ||
| Roy Stonehouse | ||
Costume Design by
| Tanya Moiseiwitsch | ||
Makeup Department
| Lois Richardson | ... | makeup supervisor |
Art Department
| Ray Freeman | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Alistair Houston | ... | dubbing mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Roger England | ... | camera operator: studio camera |
| Mike Turnbull | ... | camera operator |
| Christopher White | ... | studio lighting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Charlotte Holdich | ... | associate costume designer |
Editorial Department
| Linda Anthony | ... | vision mixer |
| D.L. Heyes | ... | editor: video tape |
| Ron Swain | ... | editor: video tape |
Music Department
| Gordon Crosse | ... | conductor |
| Alex Dobos | ... | music recordist |
Additional Crew
| Lesley Beames | ... | researcher |
| Jo Day | ... | assistant stage manager |
| Louise Doffman | ... | production assistant |
| Ron Greenhalgh | ... | studio supervisor |
| William Hobbs | ... | fight arranger (as Bill Hobbs) |
| Ken Jones | ... | studio vision |
| Graham Wild | ... | floor manager |