Coriolanus
1979-03-31 | 160 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Frank AduJunius Brutus
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Gloria FosterVolumnia
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CCH PounderValeria
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Earle HymanCominius
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Roscoe OrmanAdrian
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Michele ShayVirgilia
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Keith DavidAedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
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Castulo GuerraSenator / Nicanor / Officer
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Denzel WashingtonRoman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
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Peter Francis JamesVolscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
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Count StovallVolscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier