Coriolanus
Wilford Leach1979-03-31
6
160 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Frank Adu | Junius Brutus | Unowned |
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Gloria Foster | Volumnia | Unowned |
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CCH Pounder | Valeria | Unowned |
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Earle Hyman | Cominius | Unowned |
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Roscoe Orman | Adrian | Unowned |
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Michele Shay | Virgilia | Unowned |
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Maurice Woods | Agrippa | Unowned |
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Keith David | Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen | Unowned |
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Castulo Guerra | Senator / Nicanor / Officer | Unowned |
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Denzel Washington | Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Dennis Tate | Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen | Unowned |
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Peter Francis James | Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier | Unowned |
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Count Stovall | Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier | Unowned |