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Macbeth

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Macbeth
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R,2hrs 20min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1971
Director:
Roman Polanski
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw  ...more
Synopsis: Perhaps William Shakespeare meant to have Lady Macbeth perform her sleepwalking scene in the nude -- it was this X-rated scene and the film's much-publicized spurts of violence, rather than the brilliant performances of Jon Finch as Macbeth and Francesca Annis as his Lady, that lured crowds to Roman Polanski's 1972 adaptation of Macbeth. Only a few critics glommed onto the most impressive aspect of Polanski's version: as Macbeth and his wife sink deeper and deeper into the morass of their murderous ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
Roman Polanski filmed William Shakespeare's grisly and nihilistic play as his first project after the horrifying murder of his wife Sharon Tate by the Manson family. Polanski's Macbeth taps into a deeply rooted literary tradition -- a hero flawed by ambition and tempered by conscience -- while using seedy cinematography to suggest the nasty brutishness and grimly expedient violence of this pre-medieval ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Jon Finch
Macbeth
Francesca Annis
Lady Macbeth
Martin Shaw
Banquo
Nicholas Selby
Duncan
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Alan Alda at the Public's Theaters Annual Gala - Opening Night of "Macbeth"
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