Learning on ScreenMen of Respect
- Synopsis
- Gangster film based loosely on Macbeth, and set in the world of the New York Mafia, a young man wins the respect of his godfather by murdering the leaders of a rival family. In his quest for total power he plans to kill his godfather.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1991
- Duration
- 107 mins
- Availability
- Sale
Credits
- Director
- William Reilly
- Producer
- Ephriam Horowitz
- Cinematographer
- Bobby Bukowski
- Screenplay
- William Reilly
- Music
- Misha Segal
- Cast
John Turturro Mike Battaglia (Macbeth) Katherine Borowitz Ruthie Battaglia (Lady Macbeth) Peter Boyle Duffy (Macduff) Dennis Farina Bankie Como (Banquo) Rod Steiger Charlie d’Amico (King Duncan)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gangster films
Notes
- History
- Limited US release.
- Figures
- $140,000 US gross
- Reviews
- Reviewed in Sight and Sound May 1992. Described by Daniel Rosenthal in Shakespeare on Screen (London: Hamlyn, 2000) as ‘the most risible chunk of modernised Shakespeare in screen history’.
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Columbia TriStar Home Video
- Web
- http://www.cthv.com/CTHE/index.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7533 1200
- Fax
- 020 7533 1015
- Address
- Sony Pictures Europe House
25 Golden Square
London W1R 6LU
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
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