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Coriolanus

Ralph Fiennes's acclaimed directorial debut transposes Shakespeare's Roman tragedy to a contemporary Balkan conflict.

Ralph Fiennes's acclaimed directorial debut transposes Shakespeare's Roman tragedy to a contemporary Balkan conflict. Proud Roman General Caius Martius refuses to court public opinion, laying bare his contempt for his fellow citizens even when his equally proud mother Volumnia encourages him to run for consul.

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1 hour, 54 minutes

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Tue 4 Mar 202523:05
BBC Two

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DirectorRalph Fiennes
Caius Martius CoriolanusRalph Fiennes
Tullus AufidiusGerard Butler
MeneniusBrian Cox
Tribune SiciniusJames Nesbitt
VirgiliaJessica Chastain
VolumniaVanessa Redgrave

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