Macbeth [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Macbeth [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Macbeth [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Macbeth [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Blu-ray (Color / Wide Screen)

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Overview

"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 ambitions, they age and wither before our eyes (Shakespeare's play does cover several years, but this is usually forgotten or ignored by many actors and directors). Macbeth was financed and released by Playboy, which naturally necessitated a fold-out spread on ""the witches of Cawdor."" The original Shakespearean text was adapted for the screen by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. Despite an excellent first week, Macbeth ended up in the red, compelling Hugh Hefner to think twice about future motion-picture projects."

Product Details

Release Date: 06/30/2014
UPC: 0715515125918
Original Release: 1971
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Language: English
Time: 2:20:00
Sales rank: 2,801

Special Features

Toil and Trouble: making "Macbeth," a new documentary featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Andrew Braunsberg, assistant executive aproducer Victor Lownes, and actors Franscesca Annis and Martin Shaw; Polanski Meets Macbeth, a 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the films' cast and crew at work; Interview with coscreenwriter Kenneth Tynan from a 1971 episode of The Dick Cavett Show; "Two Macbeths," a segment from a 1972 episode of the British television series Aqarius featuring Polanski and theater director Peter Coe; Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jon Finch Macbeth
Francesca Annis Lady Macbeth
Martin Shaw Banquo
John Stride Ross
Nicholas Selby Duncan,Actor
Stephan Chase Malcolm,Malcolm
Paul Shelley Donalbain
Terence Bayler Macduff
Elsie Taylor Second Witch
Noelle Rimmington Third Witch
Noel Davis Seyton
Sydney Bromley Porter
Richard Pearson Doctor
Patricia Mason Gentlewoman
Michael Balfour First Murderer
Andrew McCulloch Second Murderer
Maisie Farquhar Blind Witch
Keith Chegwin Fleance
Andrew Laurence Lennox
Bernard Archard Angus
Bruce Purchase Caithness
Roy Jones 2nd King's Groom
Frank Wylie Menteith
Diane Fletcher Lady Macduff
Geoffrey Reed 2nd Minor Thane
Mark Dightam Macduff's Son
Bill Drysdale King's Groom
Alf Joint Old Seyward
David Ellison Old Soldier
Aud Johansen Dancer
Anna Willoughby Dancer
Josephine Barstow Actor
Keith Erwen Actor
Kostas Paskalis Actor

Technical Credits
Roman Pola¿ski Director,Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Hugh Hefner Executive Producer
Andrew Braunsberg Producer,Producer
David Thewlis Director
Marion Cotillard Director
Paddy Considine Director
Michael Fassbender Director
Hilton McRae Director
William Shakespeare Screenwriter
Timothy Burrill Producer
Victor Lownes Producer
Kenneth Tynan Screenwriter
Jonathan Bates Sound Editor
Simon Kaye Sound/Sound Designer
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