Coriolanus

Story Line

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.

Top Cast

Frank Adu

Junius Brutus

Gloria Foster

Volumnia

CCH Pounder

Valeria

Earle Hyman

Cominius

Roscoe Orman

Adrian

Michele Shay

Virgilia