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Coriolanus (1979)

Coriolanus (1979)

Drama History
Release Date: 1979, March 31
Directors: Wilford Leach
Production: Theatre for Film on Tape, New York Shakespeare Festival
Cast: Gloria Foster, CCH Pounder, Keith David, Castulo Guerra, Frank Adu, Denzel Washington, Maurice Woods, Peter Francis James, Dennis Tate, Roscoe Orman, Count Stovall, Michele Shay

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.