Coriolanus

1979 2h 40m EN

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★5.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Frank Adu
Junius Brutus
Gloria Foster
Volumnia
CCH Pounder
Valeria
Earle Hyman
Cominius
Roscoe Orman
Adrian
Michele Shay
Virgilia
Maurice Woods
Agrippa
Keith David
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wilford Leach
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Frank Adu and Gloria Foster and CCH Pounder carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0078999 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Wilford Leach directs. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Frank Adu and Gloria Foster and CCH Pounder carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0078999 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.