The tragedy of Macbeth /

Roman Polanski imbues his unflinchingly violent adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of ruthless ambition and murder in medieval Scotland with grit and dramatic intensity. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis star as a decorated warrior rising in the ranks and his driven wife, scheming together...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Macbeth (Motion picture : 1971)
Corporate Author:	Third Ear Band (composer (expression))
Other Authors:	Polanski, Roman (Screenwriter), Tynan, Kenneth, 1927-1980 (Screenwriter), Finch, Jon, 1941-2012 (Actor), Annis, Francesca, 1945- (Actor), Shaw, Martin, 1945- (Actor), Stride, John, 1936- (Actor), Selby, Nicholas, 1925- (Actor), Bayler, Terence (Actor), Chase, Stephan, 1947- (Actor), Shelley, Paul, 1942- (Actor), Davis, Noel, 1927-2002 (Actor), Pearson, Richard, 1918-2011 (Actor), Laurence, Andrew (Actor), Archard, Bernard, 1916-2008 (Actor), Bromley, Sydney, 1909-1987 (Actor), Hogg, Ian (Actor), Fletcher, Diane (Actor), Purchase, Bruce, 1938-2008 (Actor), Wylie, Frank, 1935-1994 (Actor), Rimmington, Noelle, 1943- (Actor), MacFarquhar, Maisie, 1902-1979 (Actor), Taylor, Elsie, 1907-2001 (Actor), Chegwin, Keith, 1957- (Actor), Taylor, Gilbert (director of photography.), Mendleson, Anthony (Costume designer), McIntyre, Alastair (Film editor), Hobbs, William, 1939- (Director), Gilpin, Sally (Choreographer), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Lownes, Victor (interviewee (expression)), Cavett, Dick (interviewer (expression)), Coe, Peter, 1929-1987 (interviewee (expression))
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Edition:	Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 726.
Subjects:	Macbeth, > King of Scotland, > active 11th century > Drama. Regicides > Scotland > Drama. Murder > Scotland > Drama. Macbeth, > King of Scotland, > active 11th century. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. Murder. Regicides. Scotland. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.