Coriolanus poster
Director Ralph Fiennes
Screenplay John Logan

Coriolanus

Tagline: Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.

Release Date: 2011-02-14

Duration: 123 minutes

Synopsis

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.

Casting

  • Ralph Fiennes
    Caius Martius Coriolanus
  • Gerard Butler
    Tullus Aufidius
  • Jessica Chastain
    Virgilia
  • Brian Cox
    Menenius
  • John Kani
    General Cominius
  • James Nesbitt
    Tribune Sicinius
  • Vanessa Redgrave
    Volumnia
  • Lubna Azabal
    First Citizen (Tamora)
  • Nikki Amuka-Bird
    TV Pundit
  • Slavko Štimac
    un Lieutenant Volsce