Updates on the Alma Powell Branch Library can be found on kpl.gov/pow

DVD

1 of 1 Copy Available

  • CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
Log In to Place HoldMore Details

Macbeth

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved two-DVD special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride, Nicholas Selby.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2014]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (unpaged : color illustrations ; 19 cm)

Audience

MPAA rating: R.

Summary

A classic tragedy about the lust for power and its ultimate bloody consequences. Macbeth is a Scottish war hero whose insane ambition unleashes a cycle of violence. Prompted by the supernatural prophecy of three witches, Macbeth is then goaded by his lady into slaying King Duncan in order to assume the throne. He plunges further into murder and moral decay to keep the unsteady crown on his head.

Notes

Title from disc surface.

From the play by William Shakespeare.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Roman Polanski ; Toil and trouble: making "Macbeth," a new documentary featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Andrew Braunsberg, assistant executive producer Victor Lownes, and actors Francesca Annis and Martin Shaw ; Polanski meets Macbeth, a 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the film's cast and crew at work ; interview with co-screenwriter Kenneth Tynan from a 1971 episode of The Dick Cavett show ; "Two Macbeths," a segment from a 1972 episode of the British television series Aquarius featuring Polanski and theater director Peter Coe ; trailers.

Share: Facebook Twitter