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1979

(03/31/1979)

History, Documentary,

2h 40m

35

User Score

Overview

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.

1979

35

User Score

(03/31/1979)

History, Documentary,

2h 40m

Overview

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.

Cast

Frank Adu

Frank Adu

Junius Brutus

Earle Hyman

Earle Hyman

Cominius

Michele Shay

Michele Shay

Virgilia

Keith David

Keith David

Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Castulo Guerra

Castulo Guerra

Senator / Nicanor / Officer

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Dennis Tate

Dennis Tate

Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Peter Francis James

Peter Francis James

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Count Stovall

Count Stovall

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier