Coriolanus

Coriolanus

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 31, 1979

Runtime

2h 40m

Genres

History, Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

Coriolanus

Production Companies

Theatre for Film on Tape, New York Shakespeare Festival

Director

Wilford Leach

Description

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.