The Oresteia (1983)
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.
- Date of release
- 1983-10-09
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 3h 52m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Peter Hall
Casting
- Jim Carter — Agamemnon
- 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
- Timothy Davies — Pylades
- Sean Baker — Priestess
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