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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   112 votes
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Director:
Jack Gold
Writer:
William Shakespeare (play)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 November 1983 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Reviews:
Williamson Chews Up Scenery, Damages an otherwise fine Production more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Brenda Bruce ... First Witch
Eileen Way ... Second Witch
Anne Dyson ... Third Witch
Mark Dignam ... Duncan
James Hazeldine ... Malcolm
Christopher Ellison ... Captain
John Rowe ... Lennox
Gawn Grainger ... Ross

Nicol Williamson ... Macbeth
Ian Hogg ... Banquo
David Lyon ... Angus
Jane Lapotaire ... Lady Macbeth
Gordon Kane ... First Messenger
Alistair Henderson ... Fleance
James Bolam ... Porter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
USA:148 min (DVD version)
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) more

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Version of The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) more

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2 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Williamson Chews Up Scenery, Damages an otherwise fine Production, 15 September 1999
5/10
Author: Popeye-8 from Nebraska

Nicol Williamson obviously belongs to the "Macbeth is Nuts" school of the Bard because he's virtually a drooling lunatic by the time he spits out "Tomorrow, and tomorrow...".

A shame that no one sought fit to sign up a rational human for the role, especially because the BBC series is so popular--this was the first word-by-word Shakespeare performance I saw...thank God I've seen others since.

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