Reparto

• James Earl Jones — King Lear
• Douglass Watson — Kent
• Paul Sorvino — Gloucester
• Raúl Juliá — Edmund
• Rosalind Cash — Goneril
• Lee Chamberlin — Cordelia
• Ellen Holly — Regan
• Robert Stattel — Albany
• Robert Lanchester — Cornwall
• Lou Quinones — Burgundy
• Jean-Pierre Stewart — France
• René Auberjonois — Edgar
• Frederick Coffin — Oswald
• Tom Aldredge — Fool
• George Dzundza — Gentleman
• John R. Tobinski — Curan
• James Harper — First Servant to Cornwall
• Anthony Chisholm — Servant to Cornwall
• Franklyn Seales — Servant to Cornwall
• Charles Pegues — Old Man
• Redvers Jeanmarie — Messenger
• William Hart — Doctor
• Gregory Mosher — Messenger
• Frankie Faison — Captain
• George Addison — Herald
• James West III — Gentleman
• Jose Machado — Attendant
• Simpson Markson — Attendant
• Kevin Maung — Attendant
• John Salat — Attendant

Equipo técnico

• Gene Searchinger — cinematography

Montaje

• George Keenan — editor

Arte

• Santo Loquasto — production design

Sonido

• Lou Bruno — sound
• Charles Gross — music

Vestuario y maquillaje

• Theoni V. Aldredge — costume design

Dirección

• Edwin Sherin — director