CORIOLANUS (1979)

Coriolanus
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Coriolanus
History, Documentary
March 31, 1979
English
2h 40m
United States
Theatre for Film on Tape

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.

Cast & Characters

Frank Adu

Junius Brutus

Earle Hyman

Cominius

Michele Shay

Virgilia

Keith David

Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Castulo Guerra

Senator / Nicanor / Officer

Denzel Washington

Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Dennis Tate

Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Peter Francis James

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Count Stovall

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Crew

Joseph Papp

Producer