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Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

09/05/1995

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0hr 52min

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Comedy

,History

STORY

Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Robert Glenister
  • Frances Barber
  • Patrick Barlow
  • Rosalie Crutchley
  • Dexter Fletcher

    Director

  • Coky Giedroyc

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Robert Glenister

    Aristophanes

    Frances Barber

    Adonia

    Patrick Barlow

    Cephisophon

    Rosalie Crutchley

    Aristophanes' mother

    Dexter Fletcher

    Aristophanes' son

    Robert Pugh

    Cleon

    Eddie Izzard

    Socrates

    Richard Strange

    Pericles

    Ewen Bremner

    Roger Ashton-Griffiths