Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

1995, comedy, history

52 minutes

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.

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Cast

Robert Glenister

Robert Glenister

Aristophanes

Patrick Barlow

Patrick Barlow

Cephisophon

Rosalie Crutchley

Rosalie Crutchley

Aristophanes' mother

Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher

Aristophanes' son

Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh

Cleon

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Socrates

Richard Strange

Richard Strange

Pericles

Crew

Directing

Coky Giedroyc

Director

Production

Tariq Ali

Tariq Ali

Producer

Sound

Writing

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