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Macbeth / Columbia Pictures presents a Playboy Productions, a film by Roman Polanski ; producer, Andrew Braunsberg ; writers, Roman Polanski, Kenneth Tynan ; director, Roman Polanski.
LIBRA DVD 011 244
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Macbeth (Motion picture : 1971)
- Language:
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century--Drama.
- Macbeth.
- Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century.
- Gruoch, Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland.
- English drama (Tragedy).
- Regicides.
- Scotland.
- Gruoch, Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland--Drama.
- Gruoch.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Regicides--Scotland--Drama.
- English drama (Tragedy)--Film adaptations.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen version (2.35:1).
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Video, [1987]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, 2.0 Dolby digital, Region 1 encoding.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby digital 2.0
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- 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.
- Participant:
- Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Nicholas Selby, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride, Stephen Chase, Paul Shelly.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Gil Taylor ; editor, Alastair McIntyre ; original music, Third Ear Band ; costume designer, Anthony Mendleson ; production designer, Wilfrid Shingleton.
- Notes:
- Based on the play "The tragedy of Macbeth" by William Shakespeare.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
- MPAA rating: R.
- Special features: theatrical trailers.
- ISBN:
- 076788163X
- OCLC:
- 49863217
- Publisher Number:
- 043396077805
- 07780 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
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