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Macbeth (1998) (TV)
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(Credited cast) | Sean Pertwee | ... | Macbeth |
| Greta Scacchi | ... | Lady Macbeth |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lorren Bent | ... | Witch 2 |
| Denise Black | ... | Witch |
| Richard Coyle | ... | Loon |
| Lorcan Cranitch | ... | Macduff |
 | Jack Davenport | ... | Malcolm |
| Ruth Gemmell | ... | Lady Macduff |
| Jane Gurnett | ... | Gentlewoman |
| Lesley Joseph | ... | Witch |
| Dorian Lough | ... | Seyton |
| Philip Madoc | ... | Duncan |
| Michael Maloney | ... | Banquo |
| Shane Richie | ... | Porter |
| Peter Theiss | ... | First Murderer |
| Dorian Thomas | ... | Ross |
 | Steve Toussaint | ... | Lennox |
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Don't look for Renaissance conventions here -- no swords, no head-on-a-pike at the end, no evil Lady Macbeth. The witches are true to the bard -- wither'd, wild, familiar enough to make them approachable, strange enough to make you wonder if you saw what you saw. I like Pertwee's Macbeth - even though I wanted more dogged intensity and 'aw-the-hell-with-it' doomed bravado. Scacchi is perfect as Lady Macbeth -- all blind Blond Ambition who, ironically, becomes sapped by constant blood-drenching (and they're they same blood-drenching that put that damned spine into Macbeth as the end draws near). Could have used a stronger Macduff -- I dunno, just call me a sentimentalist; I wanted to see that tough man reduced to tears.
All in all, a fine version -- much less silly than the Polanski tommyrot that so many people hold up as the ideal film of this play. I don't think that the definitive film version has been been made yet. Until then, this bare bones approach is best.