Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
WarDramahusband wife relationshipscotlandbased on play or musicalrise to power11th centurybetrayal of trust
- Bleak ending
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Character
Earnest, grave, bleak and prestige.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Jon FinchMacbeth
- Francesca AnnisLady Macbeth
- Martin ShawBanquo
- John StrideRoss
- Nicholas SelbyDuncan
- Terence BaylerMacduff
- Stephan ChaseMalcolm
- Paul ShelleyDonalbain
- Noel DavisSeyton
- Richard PearsonDoctor
Crew
- Roman PolanskiDirector
- Roman PolanskiScreenplay
- Kenneth TynanScreenplay
- Gilbert TaylorDirector of Photography
- Paul BuckmasterOriginal Music Composer
- Simon HouseOriginal Music Composer
- Alastair McIntyreEditor
- Andrew BraunsbergProducer
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