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.
Director: Wilford Leach
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Frank Adu as Junius Brutus |
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Gloria Foster as Volumnia |
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CCH Pounder as Valeria |
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Earle Hyman as Cominius |
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Roscoe Orman as Adrian |
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Michele Shay as Virgilia |
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Maurice Woods as Agrippa |
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Keith David as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen |
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Castulo Guerra as Senator / Nicanor / Officer |
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Denzel Washington as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier |
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Dennis Tate as Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen |
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Peter Francis James as Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier |
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Count Stovall as Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier |
| Art | Patricia McCourtney | Production Design |
| Production | Joseph Papp | Producer |
| Directing | Wilford Leach | Director |
