Macbeth (1979)

Synopsis

Originally directed by Trevor Nunn for The Other Place, Stratford, the studio production envisaged a small group of actors creating the play before a small audience in an intimate atmosphere of the utmost intensity. This version, with Judi Dench and Ian McKellen, was restaged for television in 1979. It retains the original RSC cast and wherever possible uses the original RSC costumes, props and sets. Trevor Nunn’s outstanding production is re-imagined as an astonishing piece of television with two extraordinary leading performances.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television; Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 146 min. Digital versatile disc. col. 146 min.

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of production

1980

Availability

Sale
Sale (DVD - Arthaus Musik); 2000 sale: £10.99 (inclusive) video 2001 sale: £29.99 (inclusive) DVD

Notes

Contained as part of the THAMES SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION catalogued separately.

Uses

Age 14 and up.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

Ian McKellen

Macbeth on Film

Voyager’s Macbeth Cd-Rom

Credits

Director

Philip Casson

Producer

Trevor Nunn

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Bob Peck
Duncan Preston
Greg Hicks
Griffith Jones
Ian MacDiarmid
Ian McKellen
John Bowen (3)
John Woodvine
Judi Dench
Judith Harte
Marie Kean
Roger Rees
Susan Drury

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£12.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

146 minutes

Year

2004

Production Company

Name

Thames Television International

Notes

See: Yorkshire International Thomson Multimedia

Distributor (Sale)

 

Available from retail outlets