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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
History, Documentary
Release:
March 1979
Production:
Theatre for Film on Tape, New York Shakespeare Festival
Cast:
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
