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The Oresteia (1983)

★ 10.0/10 232 min Drama United Kingdom English
Director: Peter Hall
Theatre Play: Aeschylus
Screenplay by: Tony Harrison
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Jim Carter
Jim Carter Agamemnon
Robert Cartland Electra
David Bamber
David Bamber Choir
Pip Donaghy
Pip Donaghy Clytemnestra
Greg Hicks
Greg Hicks Orestes
Kenny Ireland
Kenny Ireland Apollo
Alfred Lynch
Alfred Lynch Aegisthus
John Normington
John Normington Cassandra

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