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The Oresteia

Peter Hall

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, thi...

The Oresteia

Cast

Jim Carter

Jim CarterAgamemnon

Robert CartlandElectra

David Bamber

David BamberChoir

Pip Donaghy

Pip DonaghyClytemnestra

Greg Hicks

Greg HicksOrestes

Kenny Ireland

Kenny IrelandApollo

Alfred Lynch

Alfred LynchAegisthus

John Normington

John NormingtonCassandra

Tony Robinson

Tony RobinsonServant

Barrie Rutter

Barrie RutterHerald

Timothy DaviesPylades

Sean Baker

Sean BakerPriestess

David Bamber

David BamberChorus

Peter DawsonChorus

David RoperWatchman

Crew

Aeschylus

AeschylusTheatre Play

Peter Hall

Peter HallDirector

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