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Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Genres
Comedy
History
Rating
7.0
StatusReleased
LanguagesNot Available
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Release Date1995-09-05
Runtime52 mins

Overview

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

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Robert Glenister

as Aristophanes

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Frances Barber

as Adonia

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Patrick Barlow

as Cephisophon

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Rosalie Crutchley

as Aristophanes' mother

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Dexter Fletcher

as Aristophanes' son

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Robert Pugh

as Cleon

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Eddie Izzard

as Socrates

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Richard Strange

as Pericles

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Ewen Bremner

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Roger Ashton-Griffiths

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