Introduction

Coriolanus is a 1965 drama film directed by Michael Croft and Roger Jenkins.

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Outline

A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.

Cast

• John Nightingale … Caius Marcius, later Coriolanus.
• Tim Meats … Titus Lartius (as Timothy Meats).
• Timothy Block … Cominius.
• David Stockton … Menenius.
• Derek Seaton … Sicinius Velutus.
• Leslie Robarts … Junius Brutus.
• John Marcus Powell … Young Martius (as Mark Powell).
• Robert Davies … Tullus Aufidius.
• Ian Clegg … Roman Senator.
• Nigel Jeffcoat … Roman Senator.
• Mary Grimes … Volumnia.
• Charlotte Womersley … Virgilia.
• Elizabeth Holmes … Valeria.

Trivia

• The production was first staged at the Queen’s Theatre, London, in 1964, and was subsequently recorded for television at the Chichester Festival Theatre in April 1965.
• The production was set in the period just before World War I, drawing parallels between the militant nationalism of Coriolanus and the doctrines of the Kaiser in the Second Reich.

Other Versions

• Coriolanus (1965).
• Coriolanus (1979).
• The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1984).
• Coriolanus (2011).
• Coriolanus (2014).
• Coriolanus (2019).

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Michael Croft and Roger Jenkins.
• Producer(s): Bernard Hepton.
• Writer(s): William Shakespeare (original play).
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• Production: BBC.
• Distributor(s): BBC.
• Release Date: 23 May 1965 (UK).
• Running time: 150 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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