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Coriolanus (1979)
Directed by Wilford Leach
Overview
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.
Length 160 minutes
Actors
Frank Adu | Gloria Foster | CCH Pounder | Earle Hyman | Roscoe Orman | Michele Shay | Maurice Woods | Keith David | Castulo Guerra | Denzel Washington | Dennis Tate | Peter Francis James | Count Stovall