8.1 / 10(35 votes)IMDb20142h 35mUnited Kingdom

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

“Let me have war, say I: it exceeds peace as far as day does night.”

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Synopsis

When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.

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Coriolanus | Official Trailer | National Theatre LiveOfficial

Type: Trailer • Published 2020-07-28

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Tom Hiddleston

Caius Martius Coriolanus

Mark Gatiss

Menenius Agrippa

Deborah Findlay

Volumnia

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Virgilia

Elliot Levey

Junius Brutus

Jacqueline Boatswain

Valeria / Fourth Citizen

Peter de Jersey

Cominius

Helen Schlesinger

Sicinia

Hadley Fraser

Aufidius

Alfred Enoch

Titus Lartius

Mark Stanley

Second Citizen / Volscian Lieutenant

Rochenda Sandall

First Citizen

Dwane Walcott

Third Citizen

Joe Willis

Young Martius

Release History & Theatrical Window

Digital Streaming Debut

June 4, 2020

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Josie Rourke, Tim Van Someren
Screenplay & Story: William Shakespeare
Original Score: Michael Bruce
Original Title: National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 2h 35m
Production Studios: The Donmar Warehouse, National Theatre

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Josie Rourke, Tim Van Someren

Screenplay & Story

William Shakespeare

Original Score & Music

Michael Bruce

Department Leadership Roster

Josie Rourke

Director

Lucy Osborne

Production Design

Lucy Osborne

Costume Design

Tim Van Someren

Director

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United Kingdom (BBFC)12A

12 Accompanied — Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult.

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