
Coriolanus
Coriolanus
Release: 1979-03-31·Runtime: 160m·★ 3.5
HistoryDocumentary
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.
Production Companies
Theatre for Film on Tape
New York Shakespeare Festival
Cast
Keith Davidas Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Count Stovallas Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Earle Hymanas Cominius
Roscoe Ormanas Adrian
Michele Shayas Virgilia
Castulo Guerraas Senator / Nicanor / Officer
Denzel Washingtonas Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Peter Francis Jamesas Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Gloria Fosteras Volumnia
CCH Pounderas Valeria