The Oresteia

Name: The Oresteia
Genre: Drama
Released: 1983
Duration: 232 min
Rating: 10

1983 · 232 min

Drama

★ 10.0

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Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan war and is murdered by his wife, setting off a chain of revenge that stretches across this trilogy of play. Directed by Peter Brook for the National Theatre, this is an all-male performance with masks.

Crew

Director Peter Hall
Screenplay Tony Harrison

Cast

Jim Carter
Agamemnon
R
Robert Cartland
Electra
David Bamber
Choir
Pip Donaghy
Clytemnestra
Greg Hicks
Orestes
Kenny Ireland
Apollo
Alfred Lynch
Aegisthus
John Normington
Cassandra
Tony Robinson
Servant
Barrie Rutter
Herald
T
Timothy Davies
Pylades
Sean Baker
Priestess

Crew

Director — Peter Hall
Screenplay — Tony Harrison

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