Coriolanus (1979)
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.
- Released
- 1979-03-31
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Wilford Leach
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Frank Adu as Junius Brutus
- Gloria Foster as Volumnia
- CCH Pounder as Valeria
- Earle Hyman as Cominius
- Roscoe Orman as Adrian
- Michele Shay as Virgilia
- Maurice Woods as Agrippa
- Keith David as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
- Castulo Guerra as Senator / Nicanor / Officer
- Denzel Washington as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
- Dennis Tate as Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
- Peter Francis James as Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier