Macbeth (1971)
Macbeth (1971)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jon Finch
Macbeth
Francesca Annis
Lady Macbeth
Martin Shaw
Banquo
Terence Bayler
Macduff
John Stride
Ross
Nicholas Selby
Duncan
Stephan Chase
Malcolm
Noel Davis
Seyton
Paul Shelley
Donalbain
Richard Pearson
Doctor
Maisie MacFarquhar
First Witch
Elsie Taylor
Second Witch
Andrew Laurence
Lennox
Bernard Archard
Angus
Roman Polanski
Director
Sydney Bromley
Porter
William Shakespeare
Writer
Ian Hogg
First Thane
Diane Fletcher
Lady Macduff
Kenneth Tynan
Writer
Andrew Braunsberg
Producer
Bruce Purchase
Caithness
Frank Wylie
Menteith
Gilbert Taylor
Cinematographer
Alastair McIntyre
Editor
Noelle Rimmington
Third Witch
Miriam Brickman
CastingDirector
Wilfred Shingleton
ProductionDesigner
Keith Chegwin
Fleance
Patricia Mason
Gentlewoman
Michael Balfour
First Murderer
Andrew McCulloch
Second Murderer
Mark Dightam
Macduff's Son
Bill Drysdale
King's Groom #1
Roy Jones
King's Groom #2
Vic Abbott
Cawdor
Geoffrey Reed
Second Thane
Nigel Ashton
Third Thane
William Hobbs
Young Seyward / Fight Choreographer
Alf Joint
Old Seyward
Paul Hennen
Doctor's Apprentice
Christine Paul-Podlasky
Dancer
Timothy Burrill
Associate Producer
Anthony Mendleson
Costume Designer
Tom Smith
Makeup Department Head
Jack Stephens
Assistant Art Director
Alec Mills
Camera Operator
Vic Armstrong
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 20, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 21m
Budget$3,100,000
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Wiki.
Macbeth (also known as The Tragedy of Macbeth or Roman Polanski's Film of Macbeth) is a 1971 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski, and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, it tells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis star as the title character and his wife, noted for their relative youth as actors. Themes of historic recurrence, greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare's story of moral decline, which is presented in a more realistic style.
Polanski opted to adapt Macbeth as a means of coping with the highly publicized Manson Family murder of his wife, Sharon Tate. Finding difficulty obtaining sponsorship from major studios, Playboy Enterprises stepped in to provide funding. Following troubled shooting around the British Isles mired by poor weather, Macbeth screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival and was a commercial failure in the United States. Initially controversial for its graphic violence and nudity, the film has since garnered generally positive reviews, and was named Best Film by the National Board of Review in 1972.