Macbeth

Synopsis

Excerpts produced for a school audience. Shows the murder of Duncan (II ii) and the sleepwalking scene (V i). The London Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Muir Matheson.

Series

Famous Scenes from Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1945

Notes

The Library of Congress holds master material only, no viewing copy (5/2008). The film has been digitised by the British Council and available at http://film.britishcouncil.org/macbeth (accessed 5/2014).

Available for download at http://film.britishcouncil.org/british-council-film-collection

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Henry Cass

Producer

Sydney Box

Cinematographer

Ernest Palmer

Music

Benjamin Frankel

Production Design

Compton Bennett

Costume

Dorothy Sinclair

Cast

Catherine Lacey
Cathleen Nesbitt
Felix Aylmer
Wilfrid Lawson

Production Company

Name

Gaumont-British Instructional

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Distributor

Name

British Council