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Macbeth (2010)

Macbeth poster
Directed by
Rupert Goold
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Scottish general receives a prophecy from three witches that he will become king. Driven by ambition and his wife's urging, he murders the current king and takes the throne, but his guilt and paranoia grow.

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What happens

Macbeth is a 2010 television film based on William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. It was broadcast on BBC Four on 12 December 2010. In the United States, it aired on PBS' Great Performances. It was directed by Rupert Goold from his stage adaptation for the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2007. Patrick Stewart is featured in the title role, with Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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