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Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
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.
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
September 5, 1995
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Cast (10)
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Robert Glenister
Aristophanes
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Frances Barber
Adonia
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Patrick Barlow
Cephisophon
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Rosalie Crutchley
Aristophanes' mother
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Dexter Fletcher
Aristophanes' son
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Robert Pugh
Cleon
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Eddie Izzard
Socrates
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Richard Strange
Pericles
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Ewen Bremner
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Crew (4)
Directing
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Coky Giedroyc
Director
Writing
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April De Angelis
Writer
Production
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Tariq Ali
Producer
Sound
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Nick Bicât
Music