Directed by
| Jonathan Miller | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| William Shakespeare | ... | (play) |
Cast (in credits order)
| John Shrapnel | ... | Earl of Kent | |
| Norman Rodway | ... | Earl of Gloucester | |
| Michael Kitchen | ... | Edmund | |
| Michael Hordern | ... | King Lear | |
| Gillian Barge | ... | Goneril | |
| Brenda Blethyn | ... | Cordelia | |
| Penelope Wilton | ... | Regan | |
| John Bird | ... | Duke of Albany | |
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Julian Curry | ... | Duke of Cornwall |
| David Weston | ... | Duke of Burgundy | |
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Harry Waters | ... | King of France |
| Anton Lesser | ... | Edgar | |
| John Grillo | ... | Oswald | |
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Iain Armstrong | ... | First Gentleman |
| Frank Middlemass | ... | Fool | |
| Ken Stott | ... | Curan | |
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Stuart Blake | ... | First Servant |
| Tony Sympson | ... | Second Servant | |
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Peter Walmsley | ... | Third Servant |
| George Howe | ... | Doctor | |
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John Dallimore | ... | Second Gentleman |
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Tim Brown | ... | Captain |
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Adam Kurakin | ... | Herald |
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Fraser Wilson | ... | Third Gentleman |
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Richard Albrecht | ... | Officer |
Produced by
| Shaun Sutton | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Ron Green | ||
Editing by
| Howard Dell | ||
Production Design by
| Colin Lowrey | ||
Costume Design by
| Raymond Hughes | ||
Makeup Department
| Eileen Mair | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Peter Stenning | ... | production manager |
Art Department
| Monica Boggust | ... | properties buyer |
| Alan Jeapes | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Derek Miller-Timmins | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ron Green | ... | senior camera operator |
| John Treays | ... | lighting technician |
Editorial Department
| John Barclay | ... | vision mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Patricia Preece | ... | script editor |
| David Snodin | ... | script editor |
Additional Crew
| Virginia Brown | ... | assistant floor manager |
| Mike Chislett | ... | technical manager |
| Andrew Dixon | ... | technical manager |
| William Hobbs | ... | fight arranger |
| Fraser Lowden | ... | production associate |
| Pauline Silcock | ... | production assistant |
| John Wilders | ... | literary consultant (as Dr. John Wilders) |
