Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)

Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.

Cast (10)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Robert Glenister

Aristophanes

Frances Barber

Adonia

Patrick Barlow

Cephisophon

Rosalie Crutchley

Aristophanes' mother

Dexter Fletcher

Aristophanes' son

Robert Pugh

Cleon

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Socrates

Richard Strange

Pericles

Ewen Bremner

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

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