Directed by
| Grigoriy Kozintsev | ||
| Iosif Shapiro | ... | (co-director) |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Grigoriy Kozintsev | ||
| Geoffrey of Monmouth | ... | (source material) |
| Boris Pasternak | ... | (Russian translation, 1949) |
| William Shakespeare | ... | (play) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Jüri Järvet | ... | King Lear (as Yuri Yarvet) | |
| Elza Radzina | ... | Goneril (as E. Radzina) | |
| Galina Volchek | ... | Regan (as G. Volchek) | |
| Valentina Shendrikova | ... | Cordelia (as V. Shendrikova) | |
| Oleg Dal | ... | Fool (as O. Dal) | |
| Karlis Sebris | ... | Gloster (as K. Sebris) | |
| Leonhard Merzin | ... | Edgar (as L. Merzin) | |
| Regimantas Adomaitis | ... | Edmund (as R. Adomaytis) | |
| Vladimir Emelyanov | ... | Kent (as V. Yemelyanov) | |
| Aleksandr Vokach | ... | Cornwall (as A. Vokach) | |
| Donatas Banionis | ... | Albany (as D. Banionis) | |
| Aleksey Petrenko | ... | Oswald (as A. Petrenko) | |
| Juozas Budraitis | ... | King of France (as I. Budraytis) | |
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| Roman Gromadskiy | ... | (as R. Gromadsky) | |
| Nikolay Kuzmin | ... | (as N. Kuzmin) | |
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Ants Lauter | ... | (as A. Lauter) |
| Ignat Leyrer | ... | (as I. Leyrer) | |
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Konstantin Tyagunov | ... | (as K. Tyagunov) |
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Boris Velikanov | ... | Pridvornyy (as Boris Vekikanov) |
| Emmanuil Vitorgan | ... | Messenger (uncredited) | |
Music by
| Dmitri Shostakovich | ||
Cinematography by
| Jonas Gricius | ... | (as Jonas Gritsius) |
Editing by
| Yevgeniya Makhankova | ... | (as Ye. Makhankova) |
Production Design by
| Yevgeni Yenej | ||
| Inna Zaytseva | ... | (production design) |
Set Decoration by
| Ye. Yakuba | ||
| I. Zaytseva | ||
| Alexander Ney | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Simon Virsaladze | ... | (as Solomon Virsaladze) |
Makeup Department
| Lyudmila Eliseeva | ... | makeup artist (as L. Yeliseyeva) |
| Vasili Goryunov | ... | makeup artist (as V. Goryunov) |
Production Management
| Mikhail Shostak | ... | production manager (as M. Shostak) |
| Nikolai Yeliseyev | ... | production manager (as N. Yeliseyev) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| V. Kravchenko | ... | assistant director |
| Valentina Kuznetsova | ... | assistant director (as V. Kuznetsova) |
| I. Mochalova | ... | assistant director |
| Arkadiy Tigay | ... | assistant director (as A. Tigai) |
| I. Vishnevskaya | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Vsevolod Ulitko | ... | set designer (as V. Ulitko) |
Sound Department
| Eduard Vanunts | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| V. Amosenko | ... | camera operator |
| Valentin Komarov | ... | camera operator (as V. Komarov) |
| Aleksandr Sysoyev | ... | camera operator (as A. Sysoyev) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Galina Deyeva | ... | assistant costume designer (as G. Deyeva) |
Music Department
| Dzhemal Dalgat | ... | conductor (as D. Dalgat) |
| Nikolay Rabinovich | ... | conductor (as N. Rabinovich) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Leonid Rakhmanov | ... | script editor (as L. Rakhmanov) |
Additional Crew
| Matvey Gukovskiy | ... | consultant (as M. Gukovsky) |
| Ivan Kokh | ... | fencing master (as I. Kokh) |
| Yu. Natsvaladze | ... | consultant |
| R. Sot | ... | consultant |
| L. Tarasyuk | ... | consultant |