City of Stirling Library Services

Macbeth

Label
Macbeth
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: M
Main title
Macbeth
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally released: 1971
Runtime
140
Summary
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 to take the throne by any means
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Roman Polanski's film of Macbeth
resource.filmdirector
resource.screenwriter