The read
It runs long at 3h 52m.
Synopsis
Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan war and is murdered by his wife, setting off a chain of revenge that stretches across this trilogy of play. Directed by Peter Brook for the National Theatre, this is an all-male performance with masks.
Ratings
IMDb9.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter HallDirector
- Tony HarrisonScreenplay
- Harrison BirtwistleOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jim CarterAgamemnon
- Robert CartlandElectra
- David BamberChoir
- Pip DonaghyClytemnestra
- Greg HicksOrestes
- Kenny IrelandApollo
- Alfred LynchAegisthus
- John NormingtonCassandra
- Tony RobinsonServant
- Barrie RutterHerald
- Timothy DaviesPylades
- Sean BakerPriestess