Learning on ScreenPower and Corruption
- Synopsis
- An edited version of Roman Polanski’s Macbeth, narrated by Orson Welles, which follows the dramatic chain of event precipitated by Macbeth’s killing of Duncan. Shakespeare’s treatment of power and corruption is related to such works as William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Marlowe’s Dr Faustus, and Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette VHS. col. 34 m;in.
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1974
- Year of production
- 1974
- Availability
- Out of UK Distribution (2005)
- Documentation
- Accompanying teaching notes.
- Uses
- Secondary and further education.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Macbeth (1971)
Credits
- Director
- Orson Welles
Production Company
- Name
USA
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Phoenix Learning Group
- customerservice@phoenixlearninggroup.com
- Web
- http://www.phoenixlearninggroup.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 314-569-0211
- Address
- 2439 Chaffeee Drive
Saint Louis
MO 63146-3306
USA
- Name
Viewtech Educational Media
- Notes
- NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution
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