Macbeth

Synopsis

Amateur, low-budget production of the play made at Northwestern University, Chicago, using local settings and student talent.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1946

Duration

70 mins; 2,533 (16mm) feet

Credits

Director

Thomas A. Blair

Producer

David Bradley (2)

Cinematographer

David Bradley (2)

Writer

William Shakespeare

Costume

Charlton Heston

Cast

David Bradley (2)	Macbeth
Jain Wilimovsky	Lady Macbeth
William Batholomay	Macduff
J. Royal Mills	Malcolm
Alexander Winter	Witch
Ann Thompson (2)	Witch
Irene Elster	Witch
J. Norton Dunn	Seyton
Louis Northrop	King Duncan
Virginia Nelson	Lady Macduff
William Sweeney	Porter

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Macbeth

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre

Notes

Notes

Budget c$5,000

General

Charlton Heston is believed to be the costume designer.

Reviews

Peter Morris in his survey ‘Shakespeare On Film’, Films in Review 24:3 (1973), pp132-163 notes’Excellent use is made of cross-lighting, silhouette shots, double exposures, key lighting and wide-angle lenses. A striking tracking shot is used in the scene in which Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane. All in all, it seems like an interesting test run for Welles’ version two years later’.

Production Company

Name

Willow Productions

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Name

UCLA Film & Television Archive

Email

arsc@ucla.edu

Web

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Phone

(310) 206 5388

Fax

(310) 206 5392

Address

Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA