Coriolanus
A video recording of a New York Shakespeare Festival 1979 stage production of Coriolanus with an all-black and Hispanic cast. Producer Joseph Papp intended to provide professional opportunities for actors of minority ethnic backgrounds. A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Crew and Cast
Wilford LeachDirector
Frank AduJunius Brutus
Gloria FosterVolumnia
CCH PounderValeria
Earle HymanCominius
Roscoe OrmanAdrian
Michele ShayVirgiliaMaurice WoodsAgrippa
Keith DavidAedile · Roman Citizen · Volscian Citizen
Castulo GuerraSenator · Nicanor · Officer
Denzel WashingtonRoman Soldier · Volscian SoldierDennis TateServingman · Roman Citizen · Volscian Citizen
Peter Francis JamesVolscian Citizen · Roman Soldier · Volscian Soldier
Count StovallVolscian Citizen · Roman Soldier · Volscian SoldierYou Might Also Like
Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 31 March 1979
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- TMDB score
- 5.0 / 10 (3 votes)
Production
- Director
- Wilford Leach
- Studios
- Theatre for Film on Tape, New York Shakespeare Festival
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English