Macbeth
- Synopsis
- Studio-bound television adaptation by Cedric Messina, directed by John Gorrie. With Eric Porter in the title role and Janet Suzman as Lady Macbeth.
- Series
- Play of the Month
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 20 Sep 1970 at 20:15 (Channel: BBC1)
- Duration
- 135 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Gorrie
- Producer
- Cedric Messina
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Christopher Whelen
- Costume
- John Bloomfield
- Art Direction
- Natasha Kroll
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Macbeth
Notes
- History
- Part of a series of eight Shakespeareare plays produced for BBC by Cedric Messina, who was to launch the production of the BBC TV Shakespeare series three years later. Transmitted in the US on Channel Ten’s ‘The Classic Theatre’ series 27 September 1975.
- Reviews
- For an assessmant of the production’s cinematic realisation as well as its transmission history in the USA, see Rothwell, Kenneth S. and Annabelle Henkin Melzer, Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography (London: Mansell, 1990), entry 327, pp 162-163.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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
BoB
- bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
- Web
- https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH - Notes
- Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
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USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37154 (Accessed 13 Dec 2024)