Macbeth

Resource Information

The work Macbeth represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Ipswich Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Macbeth

Statement of responsibility

by William Shakespeare ; Columbia Pictures presents a Playboy Production of Roman Polanski's film ; executive producer, Hugh M. Hefner ; screenplay by Roman Polanski & Kenneth Tynan ; produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; directed by Roman Polanski

Title variation

• Tragedy of Macbeth
• Roman Polanski's film of Macbeth

Creator

• Macbeth (Motion picture : 1971)

Contributor

• Hobbs, William, 1939-
• Third Ear Band
• Bayler, Terence
• Laurence, Andrew
• McIntyre, Alastair
• Playboy Productions, Inc
• Hogg, Ian
• Mendleson, Anthony
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Pearson, Richard, 1918-2011
• Finch, Jon, 1941-2012
• Polanski, Roman
• Braunsberg, Andrew
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Purchase, Bruce, 1938-2008
• Bromley, Sydney, 1909-1987
• Selby, Nicholas, 1925-
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Shaw, Martin, 1945-
• Tynan, Kenneth, 1927-1980
• Shelley, Paul, 1942-
• Chase, Stephan, 1947-
• Davis, Noel, 1927-2002
• Shingleton, Wilfrid
• Stride, John, 1936-2018
• Wylie, Frank, 1935-1994.
• Taylor, Gilbert
• Fletcher, Diane
• Hefner, Hugh M., (Hugh Marston), 1926-
• Archard, Bernard, 1916-2008
• Annis, Francesca, 1945-

Actor

• Pearson, Richard, 1918-2011
• Davis, Noel, 1927-2002
• Bromley, Sydney, 1909-1987
• Chase, Stephan, 1947-
• Wylie, Frank, 1935-1994.
• Stride, John, 1936-2018
• Shelley, Paul, 1942-
• Shaw, Martin, 1945-
• Selby, Nicholas, 1925-
• Purchase, Bruce, 1938-2008
• Laurence, Andrew
• Hogg, Ian
• Annis, Francesca, 1945-
• Archard, Bernard, 1916-2008
• Fletcher, Diane
• Bayler, Terence
• Finch, Jon, 1941-2012

Choreographer

• Hobbs, William, 1939-

Cinematographer

• Taylor, Gilbert

Composer

• Third Ear Band

Costume designer

• Mendleson, Anthony

Film director

• Polanski, Roman

Film distributor

• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)

Film editor

• McIntyre, Alastair

Film producer

• Hefner, Hugh M., (Hugh Marston), 1926-
• Braunsberg, Andrew

Production company

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Playboy Productions, Inc

Production designer

• Shingleton, Wilfrid

Screenwriter

• Tynan, Kenneth, 1927-1980
• Polanski, Roman

Subject

• Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films -- Great Britain
• Feature films -- United States
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Gruoch, Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland -- Drama
• Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century -- Drama
• Regicides -- Drama
• Scotland -- History -- To 1057 -- Drama
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film and video adaptations
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Violent crimes -- Drama
• Witches -- Drama

Genre

• Film adaptations
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Film and video adaptations
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Drama

Language

• eng
• por
• spa
• eng
• eng
• eng

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

Cataloging source

MIR

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Gil Taylor ; editor, Alastair McIntyre ; original music, The Third Ear Band ; costume designer, Anthony Mendleson ; production designer, Wilfrid Shingleton ; art director, Fred Carter ; fight director, William Hobbs

Dewey number

822.33

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

English dialogue, with Portuguese, Spanish or English subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PR2823

LC item number

.A23 2002b

PerformerNote

Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, John Stride, Nicholas Selby, Terence Bayler, Stephan Chase, Paul Shelley, Noel Davis, Richard Pearson, Andrew Laurence, Bernard Archard, Sydney Bromley, Ian Hogg, Diane Fletcher, Bruce Purchase, Frank Wylie, Noelle Rimmington, Maisie MacFarquhar, Elsie Taylor, Keith Chegwin

Runtime

140

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action