Macbeth. Part 1: The Politics of Power
- Synopsis
- Series, in three parts, showing how the meaning of the play can change in the hands of a director. Director Douglas Campbell has firm convictions about Macbeth (including his belief that parts of the play have been lost), which he illustrates with the help of actors of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Canada.
1: The POLITICS OF POWER explores the political dimensions of the play: are the witches goddesses of fate, wicked hags, or figments of Macbeth’s imagination? How is it possible to portray Macbeth both as a brutal murderer and a tragic hero? - Series
- Macbeth
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1964
- Duration
- 89 mins
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION (2005)
Credits
- Director
- Douglas Campbell; John Barnes
- Writer
- Douglas Campbell; John Barnes
- Cast
William Squire Macbeth Duncan Lamont Macduff George Hagan Gudrun Ure Michael Gwynn King Duncan
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stage directing; Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival
Notes
- Notes
- The Library of Congress holds master material only, no viewing copy (5/2008).
- Reviews
- Geoff Alexander, CEO of Academic Film Archive of North America, writing on the site www.afana.org reports on a series of letters describing the events surrounding John Barnes’ three MACBETH films believing that they offer ‘a fascinating glimpse into the politics and pressures faced by filmmakers working at Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, and also are indicative of Barnes’ personal involvement in quality film during his most productive years’. Alexander writes ‘I don’t think I’ve seen any documents on the subject of the classroom academic film genre as impressive or informative as these; they are valuable to anyone interested in Shakespeare, the creation of an academic film, the forces surrounding the making and distribution of a film, or the battles fought by a creative artist in his stand for art against the exigencies of the corporate economic structure’. A selection of the letters are posted on the site (accessed 11/2007).
Sections
- Title
- Macbeth I: the politics of power
- Synopsis
- 1: Explores the political dimensions of the play: are the witches goddesses of fate, wicked hags, or figments of Macbeth’s imagination? How is it possible to portray Macbeth both as a brutal murderer and a tragic hero?
- Title
- Macbeth II: the themes of Macbeth
- Title
- Macbeth III: the secret’st man
Production Company
- Name
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation
- Web
- http://www.eb.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 312 347 7944
- Fax
- +1 312 347 7903
- Address
- Chicago, IL 60604
USA
Archive
- 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
National Education Video Library
- Contact
- John Lovell
- tryfannevl@aol.com
- Phone
- 01286 676001 or 07768 105467
- Fax
- 01286 676001
- Address
- Arfon House
Bontnewydd
Caernarvon
Gwynned
LL54 7UN - Notes
- Formerly the National Audio Visual (Aids) Library. No longer holds 16mm material. Retains the negatives and copyright to the EFVA material, but have no viewing copies. Video only. (1/97) Alternative address might be Arfon House, Bontnewydd, Caernarvon, Gwynned LL54 7UN Telephone/Fax 01286 676001
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbeth. Part 1: The Politics of Power". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70912 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)