Macbeth

Synopsis
Series of twelve educational films designed as ‘an introduction to each play’s theme or atmosphere’. This extract features sequences from Macbeth - the witches’ prophecies (Ii, Iiii) and Macbeth seeing the spectral dagger (II i)..
Series
Shakespeare Series, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1971
Duration
12 mins

Credits

Director
Peter Seabourne
Cast
Mark KingstonMacbeth
Alison KeyWitch (2nd)
Elizabeth HallWitch (1st)
Linda RenwickWitch (3rd)

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Released in the US 1974 by International Film Bureau as part of The Shakespeare Series.
Reviews
Rothwell, Kenneth S. and Annabelle Henkin Melzer, Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography (London: Mansell, 1990) entry 326.

Production Company

Name

Realist Film Unit

Archive

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email
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
DC 20003
USA
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

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72873 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)