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Coriolanus

1979·History·2h 40m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Wilford Leach
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Cast

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
Keith David
Keith David
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Castulo Guerra
Castulo Guerra
Senator / Nicanor / Officer
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Peter Francis James
Peter Francis James
Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Count Stovall
Count Stovall
Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

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Chel_trac
Chel_trac
8.0★ · 12/06/25
Coriolanus
Spent so long trying to find certain national theatre productions, legit like months but it turns out the answer was in front of me the entire time. Going on my university library, seems like I’ve genuinely cooked this evening.

Honestly this was incredible, theatre as a whole just fascinates me and this fits right in. Such an interesting take on the og play.

(Paused at 47.38, a street in Rome)
Spent so long trying to find certain national theatre productions, legit like months but it turns out the answer was in front of me the entire time. Going on my university library, seems like I’ve genuinely cooked this evening.

Honestly this was incredible, theatre as a whole just fascinates me and this fits right in. Such an interesting take on the og play.

(Paused at 47.38, a street in Rome)
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