The read
It runs long at 2h 40m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Wilford LeachDirector
Cast
- Frank AduJunius Brutus
- Gloria FosterVolumnia
- CCH PounderValeria
- Earle HymanCominius
- Roscoe OrmanAdrian
- Michele ShayVirgilia
- Maurice WoodsAgrippa
- Keith DavidAedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
- Castulo GuerraSenator / Nicanor / Officer
- Denzel WashingtonRoman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
- Dennis TateServingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
- Peter Francis JamesVolscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier