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.

Cast (13)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

F

Frank Adu

Junius Brutus

Gloria Foster

Volumnia

CCH Pounder

Valeria

Earle Hyman

Cominius

Roscoe Orman

Adrian

Michele Shay

Virgilia

M

Maurice Woods

Agrippa

Keith David

Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Castulo Guerra

Senator / Nicanor / Officer

Denzel Washington

Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

D

Dennis Tate

Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Peter Francis James

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Count Stovall

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

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