Macbeth (1979)

Original title

A Performance of Macbeth

Directed by

Philip Casson, Trevor Nunn

Genre

drama, tv movie

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 25m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A visually stark adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, recorded from a stage production. It follows a Scottish nobleman and his wife as ambition drives them to murder and tyranny.

theatricalintimatepsychologically intensesombervisceralclaustrophobicdark

What happens

Macbeth is a 1979 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Television, it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. The TV version was directed by Philip Casson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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