Coriolanus

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 AduJunius Brutus

Gloria FosterVolumnia

CCH PounderValeria

Earle HymanCominius

Roscoe OrmanAdrian

Michele ShayVirgilia

Maurice WoodsAgrippa

Keith DavidAedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen