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In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Caius Marcus renamed Coriolanus after his .. Read more

Starring	Alan Howard, Joss Ackland, Irene Worth
Director	Elijah Moshinsky
Genres	Drama, Television

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Fiennes based movie character on world leaders
- 18 Mar 2011
Ralph Fiennes looked to the world political arena for inspiration for his big screen version of Roman leader Coriolanus - he based the character on Vladimir Putin and Ariel Sharon. The Oscar-nominated actor has gone behind the camera for his directorial debut and decided to tackle the first ever movie version of the Shakespeare play. And he aimed high when researching how to bring the lead character to life in the 21st century - he studied the personalities of Russian Prime Minister Putin and... Read more
Walters and Spacey add tributes to Postlethwaite
- 04 Jan 2011
The celebrity tributes to Pete Postlethwaite are continuing to pour in - his ex-girlfriend Julie Walters, as well as actors Kevin Spacey and Simon Pegg, have all made dedications to the late star. The Oscar-nominated actor passed away at a hospital in Shropshire on Sunday (02Jan11) after a lengthy illness and Hollywood has been left in mourning. Ben Affleck, Bill Nighy and Daniel Day-Lewis have all paid tribute to Postlethwaite - and now Walters, who dated the star in the 1970s, has shared her Read more
Butler to tackle Shakespeare
- 25 Oct 2009
Ralph Fiennes has persuaded Gerard Butler to swap romantic comedies for Shakespeare - the Scottish actor has signed up to star in a new adaptation of Coriolanus. Butler recently starred in The Ugly Truth and is set to romance Jennifer Aniston in The Bounty, but he is now preparing to test his acting skills alongside heavyweight thespians William Hurt and Vanessa Redgrave in the new production. Fiennes will make his directing debut with the big screen adaptation and take the title role. It won't Read more

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