Coriolanus

Movie · 2h 40m

Starring Frank Adu, Gloria Foster, CCH Pounder, Earle Hyman

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.