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Macbeth

Synopsis
A version of the play in which the costumes and reproduction of the Globe theatre stage contribute to recreating the flavour of 16th-century performance. With Jeremy Brett and Piper Laurie as the Macbeths.
Series
Shakespearean Drama
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1981
Duration
151 mins

Credits

Director
Arthur Allen Seidelman
Producer
Jack Nakano
Cast
Jeremy BrettMacbeth
Piper LaurieLady Macbeth
Simon MacCorkindaleMacduff
Barry PrimusKing Duncan
Jay RobinsonPorter

Additional Details

Theatre
Globe Playhouse, Los Angeles
Production type
Other
Historical period
Elizabethan
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage
Related items
Macbeth: Act by Act Scene by Scene

Notes

Notes
DVD extras include synopsis, biography, quotations, geneaology, scene selection.
Reviews
Coursen, H. R. Shakespeare on Film Newsletter 13, no. 1 (1988), p. 4.

Production Company

Name

Bard Productions Ltd

Name

Century Home Video

Sponsor

Name

Shakespeare Society of America

Address
USA

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Quantum Leap

Notes
Ceased trading in 2018.
Name

Retail outlets

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