Coriolanus poster

Coriolanus poster

Coriolanus

1979 2h 40m 5Movie

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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.

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Wilford Leach

Director

Top Cast

Frank Adu

Junius Brutus

Gloria Foster

Gloria Foster

Volumnia

CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Valeria

Earle Hyman

Earle Hyman

Cominius

Roscoe Orman

Roscoe Orman

Adrian

Michele Shay

Michele Shay

Virgilia

Maurice Woods

Agrippa

Keith David

Keith David

Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Castulo Guerra

Castulo Guerra

Senator / Nicanor / Officer

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Dennis Tate

Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Peter Francis James

Peter Francis James

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Count Stovall

Count Stovall

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier