Vanessa Redgrave takes on the role of Coriolanus' icy mother Volumnia, a stern matriarch who pushes her son to the quest for public office that is eventually his downfall, and does it as much for her own glory as his. Jessica Chastain appears as his...

Caius Martius is happy to rule, just not in the name of democracy, so is he a stronger man for it or a weaker public figure? In any case, he’s overthrown - betrayed by a pair of sniveling politicians played by James Nesbitt and Paul Jesson - and throws...

Redgrave), is pushing him to seek the position of consul, but the citizens have turned against him. After much sturm und drang, Coriolanus is expelled from Rome, only to ally himself with his enemies - led by Gerard Butler - and then return to take...

Ironfoot is a great dwarf warrior and is the cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the band of dwarves who accompany Bilbo Baggins on his journey. Connolly is the last member of the cast to be announced for the Middle Earth saga, with Martin...

These cinematic feats would be worthless if Fiennes got the language wrong, but he and his cast nail it. Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia, Brian Cox as Menenius, James Nesbitt as Sicinius and of course Ralph Fiennes himself, give incredibly lucid line...

Helen Baxendale gave up fame to start a family Helen Baxendale turned her back on Hollywood fame when she had the world at her feet. She was starring as Jennifer Aniston’s love rival in Friends, and had already established herself in her role as James...