Macbeth / Columbia Pictures presents a Playboy production of Roman Polanski's film ; executive producer, Hugh M. Hefner ; screenplay by Roman Polanski & Kenneth Tynan ; produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; directed by Roman Polanski.

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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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Macbeth (Motion picture : 1971)
Criterion collection ; 726.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Third Ear Band (composer (expression))
Columbia Pictures (Presenter, Production company)
Playboy Productions, Inc (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Polanski, Roman (Screenwriter, Film director)
Hefner, Hugh M. (Hugh Marston), 1926-2017 (Film producer)
Tynan, Kenneth, 1927-1980 (Screenwriter)
Braunsberg, Andrew (Film producer)
Finch, Jon, 1941-2012 (Actor)
Annis, Francesca, 1945- (Actor)
Shaw, Martin, 1945- (Actor)
Stride, John, 1936-2018 (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.)
Shingleton, Wilfrid (Production designer)
Mendleson, Anthony (Costume designer)
McIntyre, Alastair (Film editor)
Hobbs, William, 1939- (Director)
Gilpin, Sally (Choreographer)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Lownes, Victor (interviewee (expression))
Simon, Frank, 1931 or 1932- (Filmmaker)
Cavett, Dick (interviewer (expression))
Burton, Humphrey, 1931- (Presenter)
Coe, Peter, 1929-1987 (interviewee (expression))
Rafferty, Terrence (Writer of supplementary textual content)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Edition:Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 726.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
Macbeth, > King of Scotland, > active 11th century > Drama.
Regicides > Scotland > Drama.
Murder > Scotland > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert.
Variant Title:
Tragedy of Macbeth.
Format: Video DVD

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