Watch The Oresteia (1983) Official Trailer
10 / 10 IMDb October 9, 1983 3h 52m
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.
Director
Runtime
3h 52m
Release Date
October 9, 1983
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Cast
Jim Carter
as Agamemnon
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Robert Cartland
as Electra
David Bamber
as Choir
Pip Donaghy
as Clytemnestra
Greg Hicks
as Orestes
Kenny Ireland
as Apollo
Alfred Lynch
as Aegisthus
John Normington
as Cassandra
Tony Robinson
as Servant
Barrie Rutter
as Herald
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Timothy Davies
as Pylades
Sean Baker
as Priestess
David Bamber
as Chorus
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Peter Dawson
as Chorus
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David Roper
as Watchman
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Michael Thomas
as Athena
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Nigel Bellairs
as Anti-chorus
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Martin Garfield
as Anti-chorus
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John Gill
as Anti-chorus
Colin Haigh
as Anti-chorus
Production Companies
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