Coriolanus

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.

Cast

Frank Adu

Played Junius Brutus
Gloria Foster

Played Volumnia
CCH Pounder

Played Valeria
Earle Hyman

Played Cominius
Roscoe Orman

Played Adrian
Michele Shay

Played Virgilia
Maurice Woods

Played Agrippa
Keith David

Played Aedile / Roman Citiz…
Castulo Guerra

Played Senator / Nicanor / …
Denzel Washington

Played Roman Soldier / Vols…
Dennis Tate

Played Servingman / Roman C…
Peter Francis James

Played Volscian Citizen / R…
Count Stovall

Played Volscian Citizen / R…

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