British Universities Film & Video Council

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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
Duration
16 mins; 1456 feet

Credits

Director
Henry Cass
Producer
Sydney Box
Cinematographer
Ernest Palmer
Music
Benjamin Frankel
Production Design
Compton Bennett
Costume
Dorothy Sinclair
Cast
Wilfrid LawsonMacbeth
Cathleen NesbittLady Macbeth
Catherine LaceyGentlewoman
Felix AylmerDoctor of Physic

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

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

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

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