Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Coriolanus
- Release
- March 31, 1979
- Screen Time
- 2h 40min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Wilford Leach
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- N/A
- Production Status
- Released
Personas & Cast
Frank Adu
Junius Brutus
Gloria Foster
Volumnia
CCH Pounder
Valeria
Earle Hyman
Cominius
Roscoe Orman
Adrian
Michele Shay
Virgilia
Maurice Woods
Agrippa
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
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