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.
History, Drama
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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