Coriolanus
Movie

Coriolanus

5.0 /10 Mar 31, 1979 2h 40m
History Drama

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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Top Cast

Frank Adu

Junius Brutus
Gloria Foster

Gloria Foster

Volumnia
CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Valeria
Earle Hyman

Earle Hyman

Cominius
Roscoe Orman

Roscoe Orman

Adrian
Michele Shay

Michele Shay

Virgilia

Maurice Woods

Agrippa
Keith David

Keith David

Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Castulo Guerra

Castulo Guerra

Senator / Nicanor / Officer
Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Dennis Tate

Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Peter Francis James

Peter Francis James

Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier