Coriolanus

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

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Coriolanus

1979

2h 40m

5.0(3 votes)

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Drama

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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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13 members

Acting

Frank Adu

Junius Brutus

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Acting

Gloria Foster

Volumnia

Gloria Foster

Acting

CCH Pounder

Valeria

CCH Pounder

Acting

Earle Hyman

Cominius

Earle Hyman

Acting

Roscoe Orman

Adrian

Roscoe Orman

Acting

Michele Shay

Virgilia

Michele Shay

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Maurice Woods

Agrippa

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Keith David

Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Keith David

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Castulo Guerra

Senator / Nicanor / Officer

Castulo Guerra

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Denzel Washington

Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Denzel Washington

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Dennis Tate

Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

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Peter Francis James

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Peter Francis James

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Count Stovall

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Count Stovall

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