Coriolanus
Coriolanus
Release: 1979-03-31
·Runtime: 160m
·★ 3.5
History
Documentary
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
CCH Pounder
as Valeria
Earle Hyman
as Cominius
Keith David
as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Peter Francis James
as Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Count Stovall
as Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Gloria Foster
as Volumnia
Roscoe Orman
as Adrian
Michele Shay
as Virgilia
Castulo Guerra
as Senator / Nicanor / Officer
Denzel Washington
as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier