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 Lawson Macbeth Cathleen Nesbitt Lady Macbeth Catherine Lacey Gentlewoman Felix Aylmer Doctor 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
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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37005 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)