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The Oresteia

Name: The Oresteia
Released: 1983-10-09T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 10.0

1983 • 232 min • ★ 10.0 (1) • Released

Drama

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.

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Original title: The Oresteia
Language: EN
Country: GB
Budget: —
Revenue: —

Cast 12

Jim Carter

Agamemnon

David Bamber

Choir

Pip Donaghy

Clytemnestra

Greg Hicks

Orestes

Kenny Ireland

Apollo

Alfred Lynch

Aegisthus

John Normington

Cassandra

Tony Robinson

Servant

Barrie Rutter

Herald

Sean Baker

Priestess

David Bamber

Chorus

Colin Haigh

Anti-chorus

Crew 2

Peter Hall

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